The Tree of Life

Tammy's daughter Jordan, Charmaine, and Me

The tree of life! It's in the middle of nowhere 

For being in the middle of the desert, it was very chilly!

Really, in the middle of nowhere!

Aw yeah! Friends forever!

The tree gave me the power to fly!

Them taking pictures of me taking pictures of them

My sexy pose

Work the camera, Charmaine!

Tammy's daughter, Jordan, came to visit her here in Bahrain for a few days. Since she was visiting, we figured we should do something cultural and touristy, since we have done neither of those things yet. We looked at the list of "Things to Do in Bahrain", and the Tree of Life was one of them. So we piled into the car, got out the GPS, and headed for the tree.

Let me start by saying that we were driving in the middle of nowhere. The GPS had us constantly turning onto unpaved roads, to the point that we were in middle of nowhere desert/oil mining field, or something of that sort. Eventually we reached the tree, and it was very chilly out, especially for being in the middle of the desert when its sunny.

Now, the tree wasn't as tall as a skyscraper or anything like that. But, it is amazing that there is this giant tree growing in the middle of the desert, where there are no other plants or anything. If you look at one of the above photos, you will see that the land is barren and sandy, and it only rains a whole 3 times per year here, so it is rather mysterious as to how this tree manages to live. It is also a little sad to visit because the tree has a lot of graffiti and stuff on it, and its a shame that people would do things to ruin this rather amazing plant. 

We decided we would just enjoy the tree by posing with it and playing in the leaves. The tree even gave me the magical power to fly (as seen above). Lol, well that may be an exaggeration, but we did manage to get a pretty sweet shot of me mid jump, therefore looking like I was flying.

I must admit, that this mesquite tree, the Tree of Life, was pretty awesome to see, and for sure a nice place to spend some time at, here in Bahrain.