I'm actually not in Jeddah, I'm in North Obhur. I'm right on the beach, we have a private reef here so it's actually very pristine.
I have a D3, I know wha you mean about the water. In the summer at 100+ft in BC it would be cold and black. Here at 130 it's perfectly bright!
Diving practices, I know what you mean. I have never seen such bad trim and streamlining in my life. I ay be Jaded as a technical diver trained by an excellent instructor through ANDI, but man it's bad.
My company has provided me a Suburban, driving here is very, um exciting!
I love it here, I am in no way, shape or form missing BC! The tropics rule!
I should add I am not living in a typical area, check out the My home gallery in my spaces, you will see what I mean!
http://spaces.msn.com/jkfournier/photos/