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The garden looked very nice, lots of fresh green leaves on the trees. ---- BU

Friday 3rd May

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At Jidda. Had my first bathe this year, in the sea & then in the pool & very pleasant too, spent most of the
morning out in the sun & got well browned. A very hot dry day, what is known as simoon. Crossed soon s
after lunch to Budeya and spent the afternoon watching the school sports - mostly rather feeble but a very
good drill show, no Europeans were present, I think our own people should have come, I suppose the sun last
time put them off. It was extremely hot, 90 in the house which we kept shut & much more outside, after
dinner thunder, lightning & some rain. The boys looked very fit & happy about 4 or 500 took part in the
show. HH seemed to enjoy it, Sh M was rather superior, comparing it to show he attended in Cairo, Sh
Abdulla appeared to like it to.

Saturday 4th May

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