Geography Lesson

This journey has been very educational for our family and we have not even left the country yet...well, most of us.

As the kids and I hear of their father's adventures we find ourselves drawn to a map to find out where he is.

Many names of countries have changed since we were in elementary school.

Here is a little geography lesson for those who were as uninformed as we were.

Our first view finds Brian on the other side of the world.

The red pin is in the center of Saudi Arabia.

Brian is in Al Khobar, just to the right of the pin along the Arabian Sea. It used to be called the Persian Gulf. We have also heard it called the Arabian Gulf.

As we zoom closer we find Saudi Arabia is the bulk of the peninsula. You can see the city of Manama which is actually in the island country of Bahrain. 

The country of Qatar is the small peninsula just to the left of the letter U in United Arab Emirates. Al Khobar is close to the sea near the dark area between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Iran is across the sea.

Close-up of the Arabian Sea.

You can barely see the island of Bahrain under it's title.

You can also see Dubai to the right in the United Arab Emirates.

Brian spent several days in Dubai.

We have a previous blog about his travels there as well as other blogs to come--with more pictures.

You can see the island of Bahrain a little better on this map.

You can also see Al Khobar.

The road between Bahrain and Al Khobar is called the Causeway, and Customs is on the Causeway somewhere out of Bahrain.

Many people fly into Bahrain and drive into Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Here is a clearer map of Bahrain, the Causeway, and Al Khobar.

If I remember correctly the Causeway is about 20 miles long.

The compound we will live in, and where Brian lives now.

The compound walls touch either side of the photo and the compound is rectangular.

Satellite imagery never ceases to amaze me.

I could zoom in to our specific villa, but I am not positive which one it is.

I believe it is to the right of the center road that divides the compound in half.