Day 2 to SA Dammam
Door: Ruud Welling
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08 Juli 2007 | Saudi Arabië, Ad Dammām
Sunday 8 July (Day 2) Boudl Hotel Suits, Damman, Saudi Arabia 569/1283 km
We still have to work a bit on our departure times. It was 9.30 this morning. Still we reached our destiny, Damman on the Arabian sea, at 16.:30 hrs. It was only a 569 km drive. The border crossings were not too much of a problem. Based on Mark’s experience I immediately filled in the forms at the UAE departures and got the stamps. The customs officer could however not find Jamaliah’s and the boy’s name in the system as an entry and spent a long time re-entering them. At the Saudi border things went even smother. Except for the cursory luggage check we did not even have to get out of the car for the passport, costumes’ and car insurance. Only changing money took a bit of time. The drive was uneventful and the road not too bad. We only struggled to get through Hofuf. The car navigation system showed a road but I think it was removed (like we saw elsewhere). We were directed all through the town and its suburbs. Jamaliah’s Arabic script reading capabilities saved the day, because there were only limited signs in the English script. Most of the way was driving through a flat desert with no vegetation till Hofuf, which is a large oasis. From there to Damman is also a bit more interesting and there were some eroded carbonate rock faces similar to the ones in the Huquf in Oman. Thanks to the car navigation system we made it to the local Cornish and found a nice little Hotel/suit for a reasonable price. Breakfast was taken at a local truck stop before the SA border. The lunch stop did not work out to well because Jamaliah had to stay in the car. So we bought some coke’s and tea and had briskets in the car.
We still have to work a bit on our departure times. It was 9.30 this morning. Still we reached our destiny, Damman on the Arabian sea, at 16.:30 hrs. It was only a 569 km drive. The border crossings were not too much of a problem. Based on Mark’s experience I immediately filled in the forms at the UAE departures and got the stamps. The customs officer could however not find Jamaliah’s and the boy’s name in the system as an entry and spent a long time re-entering them. At the Saudi border things went even smother. Except for the cursory luggage check we did not even have to get out of the car for the passport, costumes’ and car insurance. Only changing money took a bit of time. The drive was uneventful and the road not too bad. We only struggled to get through Hofuf. The car navigation system showed a road but I think it was removed (like we saw elsewhere). We were directed all through the town and its suburbs. Jamaliah’s Arabic script reading capabilities saved the day, because there were only limited signs in the English script. Most of the way was driving through a flat desert with no vegetation till Hofuf, which is a large oasis. From there to Damman is also a bit more interesting and there were some eroded carbonate rock faces similar to the ones in the Huquf in Oman. Thanks to the car navigation system we made it to the local Cornish and found a nice little Hotel/suit for a reasonable price. Breakfast was taken at a local truck stop before the SA border. The lunch stop did not work out to well because Jamaliah had to stay in the car. So we bought some coke’s and tea and had briskets in the car.
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08 Juli 2007 - 17:39
Lisz:
Hoi allemaal, wij volgen jullie op de voet! Leuk dat het jullie tot nu toe gelukt is om dit dagboek bij te houden! Ik ben benieuwd welke route jullie gaan volgen! We hebben net de spannende finale van Wimledon gekeken tussen Federer en Nadal....... Federer heeft gewonnen in 5 sets! heel spannend.
Goeie reis morgen! groetjes uit Houten -
08 Juli 2007 - 19:40
Harry, Annette, HIM:
Leuk om te lezen hoe het jullie vergaat.
Een hele goede reis en een onvergetelijke tijd. -
08 Juli 2007 - 21:14
Ton En Liesbeth:
Fijn om te weten dat de reis goed verloopt. Succes verder! -
09 Juli 2007 - 16:48
Saliha:
Biar orang inda merati. Lupa ku bari tau kau pasal tennis, tapi ku liat tau sudah kamu. -
10 Juli 2007 - 08:07
Saliha:
Weather in the Hague is so so, yesterday was thunder n lightning in the morning n very nice n sunny in the afternoon. -
10 Juli 2007 - 17:19
Theo:
ik neem aan dat het Jordan wordt voor de volgende update? -
10 Juli 2007 - 23:18
Hjh Sabariah:
Assalammualaikum...
Aku pun cakap melayu eh, sebab inda ku merati apa dorg tulis so biar dorg inda merati apa ku tulis jua... heheheeh... jahat kan...
Yes, Nadal vs Federer was siok. Aku mau Nadal manang pulang but inda apa lah ia inda manang. At least 5 sets.
So now odw ke Jordan sudah... inda banyak cerita kamu sini lah... Buat lah banyak2, siok jua baca... -
10 Juli 2007 - 23:18
Hjh Sabariah:
Assalammualaikum...
Aku pun cakap melayu eh, sebab inda ku merati apa dorg tulis so biar dorg inda merati apa ku tulis jua... heheheeh... jahat kan...
Yes, Nadal vs Federer was siok. Aku mau Nadal manang pulang but inda apa lah ia inda manang. At least 5 sets.
So now odw ke Jordan sudah... inda banyak cerita kamu sini lah... Buat lah banyak2, siok jua baca... -
10 Juli 2007 - 23:19
Hjh Sab:
OOOpsss... sorry, tertakan 2x....
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