Sea-beaching
My mother and I are spending the rest of the week in Aqaba, and so I will be offline for a while. I haven’t been to Aqaba since I was a child, and I have little memories of the city. I also haven’t been to the seaside since summer 2004, and so its exciting. Not that I miss the sea itself much, I guess you can say I’m a landmass girl. My mother, on the other hand, spent a lot of her childhood in a house on the shores of Jeddah, and so she constantly misses the sea, the sound of the sea, the smell of the sea, and the fish in the sea. Personally, I’m excited about getting the chance to eat some fresh seafood, stare into space with absolutely nothing to do, and darken up a bit. I’m sort of dreading the heat, which according to Mr. Weatherman, is one of the hottest bouts of the year. Yalla, my body better remember that it spent most of its life in Saudi Arabia, where the 36-degree-Celsius induced national panic attack is something to laugh about.
Hal
June 24, 2007 @ 11:45 pm
Shoo 36 degress? Try 40 and climbing - it was at least 42 yesterday, and my burnt shoulders, back, knees, thighs and nose can attest to the fact!
Hope u have a blast - sorry missed ur call yesterday, I was in a heat daze :P Get me some seashells…mmmwwwaa!!!
Wasim
June 25, 2007 @ 12:55 am
Aqaba! I haven’t been there for a while! if you have the guts to do some diving why don’t you go to the Royal diving center (Coral Bay resort 14 KMs southern Aqaba) and try the 20 minutes trial dive for almost 40 JDs, it is expensive a little bit but it does worth every “kirsh” you pay for it (You will be in heaven for 20 mins) I did it last year and it is one of the reasons I wish to go to Aqaba every month.
Sultan Ibrahim
June 25, 2007 @ 1:01 am
It is funny to associate Aqaba with seafood, let alone “fresh seafood”.
In any case, enjoy. I haven’t seen Aqaba since the Mövenpick was being built. I think I want to visit it out of curiosity now and to reminisce about the olden days of el mat3am el sini and the chalets of the Aqaba Hotel.
طفيلي( ahmad)
June 25, 2007 @ 1:11 am
I want to wish you happy holiday .It is nice to spend to have quality time with your parent my flat is close to beach. I love sit watching sunrise in the morning where sun rays reflect from sea.
I read once there are certain peaches sold to hotels and people can not access them without paying money. I feel sorry who earn 350 dollar monthly and has get big family.. How do they can afford trip to Aqaba !!?
Ziad d
June 25, 2007 @ 2:02 am
Enjoy. You need a well-earned back. Hopefully however you take a trip to somewhere new (if it is your thing :) )
Regards
Ziad d
June 25, 2007 @ 2:03 am
Sorry I was typing with only half a brain-cell. I meant to write:
You deserve a well-earned vacation after graduation. :)
kinzi
June 25, 2007 @ 8:33 am
Have a great time Roba, re-charge those overworked brain cells with the sound of the ocean. I am an ocean-girl, sigh. What books did you bring?