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goes tomorrow, like all the men of his age he has no manners, however he was quite easy in the house & I
didnt do much about him. To Jidda after lunch, a flat calm, quite cool & very pleasant on the sea - almost a
full moon, the view from the house most theatrical, the cliffs black like cut out paper & a huge yellow moon,
rising out of the sea with a long silver road leading up to it. Sound very clear & men singing in a fishing
boat, their voices carried over the sea & occasional boat catching sails.

Friday 11th October

All day at Jidda. Went over to Om al Nasan & walked round all the gardens, had a bathe. The tide went out
so we had to wade out to the launch & didnt get back till 2 pm.

Aboud, the small boy, did quite well.

Returned to Manama at sunset, took exactly 1 1/2 hours by sea. Beautiful day, quite chilly at dusk.

Tuesday 15th October