Bahrain Scenes

Here are some everyday scenes from Bahrain.  They are from both ends of the island.  

Saudi Arabia & Bahrain Flags Together

 Work in Progress

 

 

 

 A home

 Another home

And Another 

 Camels Just Chillin by the road

 

 

 

 

 

 

 They serve BACON!

 Cricket Game

 

 

 Traditional Fishing Boat

Causeway

The King Fahd causeway is about sixteen miles long and connects Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.  Depending on what time you hit it you can breeze right though or sit for hours!   You will have to clear five gates coming and going.  The first gate is to make sure your car is okay to leave.  The second is to stamp you out of either Saudi or Bahrain.  The third then stamps your passport into the other country. The fourth is a car inspection.  The fifth is car insurance.  All of those take place on a small island between the two countries.  Total time without having to wait long at customs is about an hour to make it from Khobar to Manama.  

 I have only seen it this uncrowded once!

 Gate 1

 Gate 3

 Last Gate to Bahrain

 These trucks line the causeway on the Bahrain side.  I have been told that they sit for two days waiting to cross because the Saudi side is only open on certain days.  It is crazy!

 Barhain Police

 

 Saudi Side Gate 2

 Island for customs

 

   

Shamal Storm

We have had numerous shamals blow through but not one that I could photograph and drive though.  A shamal is a sand storm.  You can see them moving towards you and once inside it is very hard to see anything else.  This one is from Bahrain. 

 Driving Towards it.

 The truck is lost inside it.  If you look really closely you can sort of see it.

 Now hidden completely

  Our view while in it.  We even lost the car in front of us!