StayCation Adventures

Our 10 day Eid break is coming to an end. Instead of jetting off on an international trip, we decided to go low key and stay in Riyadh. After a busy summer of traveling, staying "home" sounded very enticing. We enjoyed lazy mornings drinking coffee on the porch, took a couple quick day trips out to the desert, relaxed with friends at the Mariyah Spa, and spent afternoons at the pool; Leif had his first dunking session with daddy and loved it.

Impulse buy at the firework souk

Look what we found...crazy

Kristin and Billie Jo shopping at the Saudi Gaudi souk

Look what I found...

Our first desert excursion was to the Heet Cave, 40 minutes south of Riyadh. We had heard rumors of there being water at the bottom of the cave, but were cautious not to get our hopes up. We were pleasantly surprised to find a warm turquoise pool at the bottom, complete with cliffs to jump from and walls to climb. We'll be heading back soon!

Hiking to where we thought the cave was

Enjoying the ride

Got to a ledge and realized we were directly
above the cave entrance 

View from the top of the cliff.
The parking lot below is where we needed to be.

Finally found the cave entrance

Heading down

The girls leading the way

As we got closer to the bottom we heard "splashes" and
noticed the beautiful turquoise water.

View from the bottom

Jordan and David climbing the walls

Jordan couldn't get in fast enough

Our second desert excursion was our second attempt to find petrified shark teeth. Between the six of us, we found over 3 dozen shark teeth of all shapes and sizes. According to Mark's book, these shark teeth could be 45 million years old. 

Learning how to drive

Gabe is also learning how to drive. (haha)

Driving out into the ocean floor

Loves sitting in the front seat

Old ocean floor

Hunting for shark's teeth

Mark and Kristen's finds

Stopping at Jordan's favorite milkshake stand.
Perfect treat after a hot day in the desert.