We left Al Ula from the view point and headed to the starting point of one of the Dakar Rally tracks. We did one…

After bumping into the Crusader Castle, we had to cross the wadi at the lowest point to avoid getting stuck. The wadi was beautiful…

After leaving our last spot next to the old farm house, we had to get some stuff organized in the city of At Taif.…

After leaving the harbor of Jazan in the early morning (because of the ferry issue), we drove in the direction of the mountain city…

Our deepest destination South would be the small town of Al Wadiah, which is also Saudi’s most southern town. It’s about an hour drive…

The Red Zone is the area - which according to the Dutch Foreign Service - is a no-go zone for travelers from The Netherlands…

The Dakar Rally was finished (at least for us). The rally itself still had a couple of days to go. And we where going…

After visiting the little town of Al Muhammediyah, we drove towards Dawadimi, where the Dakar Rally caravan was going to arrive and stay over…

 After being in The Netherlands for three weeks, we returned to Riyadh. It was very nice to see our daughter again in Amsterdam.…

After crossing the Saudi/Bahrain causeway, we were back on the mainland of Saudi Arabia. A small break after the hassle at the border posts…