Our ship docked again in Jeddah at 7 am. It was time to say goodbye to “Splendida” and its nice crew. Shuttle bus took me from the pier through the port to the passenger terminal where I passed again through the slow and lazy passport and visa control. They scanned again my fingerprints and took new photo…
Ufff… In front of the terminal my good Polish friend Piotr was waiting in the rented car. Soon we were driving to the east… Our first destination – Taif was on the other side of of holy town of Mecca. As a non- moslems we were not allowed to enter Mecca so we were forced to made a big loop around this city. On the pastures we saw herds of camels, goats and sheep. Just before Taif we started to climb the high mountain wall. Great views! Taif is green city the main toirist attraction is a museum in the former house of Sharif Ali Pasha. But when we arrived it was closed (open 4pm till midnight!!) Entry fee 20 SAR. So we were driving south, in the nice mountain landscapes to Baha – almost 400 kms in total. Some 20 kms before Baha we saw first old stone towers. We have an overnight rest in the Best Home hotel. The big twin room cost 180 SAR.
