• The maritime version of a ferrari
    Families gather for picnic on the pier of the inletWhile we enjoy our proudly acquired Heineken alchohol free beer, the first beer in monthsWhile the cool-cats put on a show for the spectatorsBoats as another form of "cruising"In the.middle this guy is roasting maize on his wheel barrowThen suddenly the voice of the Muezzin calls and all men pray, on the pierWatching the parade of boatsAs it gets darker, the boats sail home and are replaced by cruising cars.

    Sleepless nights while "cruisers" cruise

    11 de março de 2023, Arábia Saudita ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Having not slept the previous night, in the afternoon, we drove north to the edge of the city on an inlet from the sea in the hope of finding a quite place.
    Exactly the opposite happened!
    As sunset approached we arrived at a long pier on a dead end road. As it was Friday, many families had gathered for an evening Picknick. While on land the atmosphere was wonderfully calm, on the water it was like on a highway with boats of every size parading up and down the inlet relishing the looks they were getting. In between, jet skis were racing around with screaming engines doing antics to attract the attention of the spectators. As dark set in the boats dissapeared and the families left and we thought we would be alone. But the opposite happened, the car cruisers arrived, driving in, stopping for 5 minutes, revving their engines and leaving again.
    Then, after 2am, the real chaos set in as the really rich came out of their holes cruising around with their Ferraris, Masaratis et al making enough noise to get Muhammed to turn in his grave. The next morning at 06am the families arrived again.
    We were exhausted!
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