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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Images from the Red Sea

Durrat Al Aroos Marina, north of Jeddah


Colorful gems of the Red Sea

The native Osprey, also known as Sea Hawk


Durrat Al Aroos Marina, north of Jeddah


Sea urchin


Durrat Al Aroos Marina, north of Jeddah

A colorful Red Sea starfish


Durrat Al Aroos Marina, north of Jeddah


Baby Osprey, also known as Sea Hawk, native to Saudi Arabia


Durrat Al Aroos Marina, north of Jeddah

Amusing misspelled signs indicating separate gates for men and women - no one obeys them

Colorful clams

Playful dolphins


Uninhabited island north of Jeddah

Red and orange sea spider


Baby Osprey chicks, also known as Sea Hawk, native to Saudi Arabia


Peaceful uninhabited island

Neon green fish of the Red Sea


Shades of blue of the Red Sea

Baby Osprey, also known as Sea Hawk, native to Saudi Arabia

Sand art on the beach, created by sea creatures

Catch of the day


Sea gulls


Colorful fish and coral of the Red Sea

Uninhabited island north of Jeddah


Before you get too excited, just know that I had a little fun with Photoshop on this one!

Many thanks to Trina Epsom for allowing me to share her beautiful underwater shots in this post!

17 comments:

  1. Is it near the obhur Creek......?!

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    1. Hi Afsal_Alif - It's much further north of Obhur. We left out of Durrat Al Aroos and it's even further north than that.

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  2. Oh how I miss Jeddah, the beach, the sea, diving..dolphins swimming next to the boat..sigh.

    You're lucky :)

    Hope to visit soon..

    And that last photo, I topped and was like WOW how did they form a heart like that and then I saw your comment :p but well done anyways!

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    1. Hi Layla - I thought about just letting people think the birds were in formation like that, but then I just couldn't do that! I saw a heart in the original photo right away, so I just tweaked it and moved a few around a bit.

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  3. I would love to visit one day since I have never been in this part of the world. It is beautiful!

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  4. This is a wonderful group of pictures. All a joy to look at. I love the close up shots of the osprey.

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  5. Thank you for visiting my blog, Susie. Long time no see! Love the photos in this post. I would like to visit the Red Sea someday.

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  6. Nice post, I like how you alternated the man made with the wild. My favorite is the separate gates that everybody ignores.

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  7. These are such gorgeous photos, Susie. Thank you for sharing a slice of your life. I love your photo. You are so beautiful!

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  8. I hadn't stopped by in awhile so just got caught up on your latest postings. I find it very fascinating to read about life the is Saudi Arabia. So different from here in the USA. Thanks for your interesting narrative and photos.

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  9. What lovely shots - so peaceful too, which is a bit of a surprise.

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  10. The Red Sea has a lot more to offer! Nice photos of the underwater creatures. Such beauties!

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  11. Hi Susie, congrats to all you for giving us a chance to get a bit more from Jeddah-KSA.
    As you are living there for sometime now, I would like to ask you, if possible, of course, some tips where to stay and how to beehive there as a business women. I am going to Jeddah in April and I am really confused with all the information I got from internet. Would you mind to give me some advice? Thanks!

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    1. Hi Yoga Model - Try emailing me any specific questions you have to: susieofarabia@gmail.com

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  12. Hi Susie! I love these pictures, especially the dolphins.

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  13. i hope someday i will go there

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  14. Assalamu Alaykum susie, I'm your newest fan. Totally love your blog! My family and I will be moving to saudi shortly, coming from the beautiful city of Cape Town South Africa, I was thrilled to see a similitude of natures beauty present in Saudi, in this post. Sooo excited to see all this splendour. Love and light to you.

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