We originally thought about trying falconry, because it is a very traditional Saudi Arabian sport, but I really wasn't to keen on that idea, luckily the boys agreed to try camel racing instead.
From there we will be going to watch a camel race at the same arena in which they hold the Al-Janadriyah Festival every year. Instead of monitory winnings the winners often walk away from the race with winnings of camels or gifts. The money goes to the people who put on the race as well as the betters. Since we had such luck with our winnings last time we made bets we all agreed that it was best to hold on to our money. However we still had fun watching this Saudi Arabian tradition, the year-round warm weather of Mecca made this event very enjoyable. Its amazing how fast the camels run! I imagined they would be slow moving as they normally, however the little jockeys that sat on top of them made them run almost as fast as horses!
Since we were somewhat worried about being non-muslims in the city of Mecca we agreed that going back to the hotel and eating there would be the best option. We wouldn't want to end up in the wrong place at the wrong time after dark and end up locked up abroad. We had a family style dinner of Kabsa, a meat and rice dish and, shawarmas, flat bread meat sandwiches. This all paired with Saudian Arabian wine for all of us, was a grand total of 375 SAR.
After dinner we all retreated to my room due to the fact that we were non-muslims in Mecca, I was not very keen on going out that night. We took a couple of bottles of wine to our room that we purchased from the hotel for 94 SAR and retreated for a night of wine and movies.
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