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عضو مميز
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تاريخ التسجيل: Sep 2006
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Adventures at the Hajji Market
January, 2001
Following the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", one may find interesting sites along the way. On his journey from Jeddah towards Medina, an old Hajji market can be found. This market was not around when Lawrence went through, and it has been in ruins for 50 years. At a time before airplanes came to Arabia and many Hajji's traveled by camels, this was once a thriving market that sat between Medina and Mecca. It handled all of the needs of a weary traveler. When we found a good place nestled in between the buildings, we set up camp. The children were off school for a week holiday and there were plenty of locals running about. Especially the little ones. The Subhi and Rahali tribe discovered us and were very cordial to us. Without hesitating, they gave some Arabic coffee and a large plate of lamb and rice. It would have been an insult to refuse them. The Bedouin have a tradition of helping others in the desert. After lunch we walked around and took a few pictures of the area. A well Some of the old shops There were camels, camels everywhere. More camels As the sun set, the colors just poured out. Bedouin women walking in the sunset. The sunset itself was lovely as well. Dawn The next morning we packed up and took off into the desert to find a small village called Ash Shouffayah. Once we found that, it was very easy to find the Yanbu pipeline which we traveled along for a while. There were 6 cars that went in our little convoy. Three of us had flat tires including yours truly. I had difficulty taking my tire off as one of the lug nut studs broke off. One of my passengers was an expert mechanic who helped prevent breaking the other ones off. By the time I got home, another broke off and I had only three left. It was very good to go as a convoy.
Until the next adventure...
Take Care, Dave Bunyard
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