What next... 2

Later that day I take Rexelby for a long walk down the wadi. We are both enjoying this hike along the river, needing to cross it a few times, enjoying the refreshment it offers. Walking along dense shrubbery I suddenly hear hooves galloping and a donkey's neighing and suddenly, out of the dense bushes runs, no, flies a donkey towards me, closely followed by Rex; he loves nothing better then chasing fleeing animals. So here comes this donkey right at me. I just see his eyes, wide open in panic! I try to dodge it! The donkey tries to dodge me and WONK!!! It runs right into me! I go flying! I hit the ground! I don't know what hurt more, where the donkey made contact or the parts I hit the ground with. I move a bit, everything still working, then I sit there, tears from pain running down my face, but I have to laugh ... And laugh. Being run over by a donkey!!
Slowly I make my way back. Rex trying to tempt me to play with him and his stick. You got to be kidding me!? YOU are the cause of this excruciating pain!
Finally Lola comes into sight. A car parked beside her. Limping closer, I see that two guys are looking into the van and are trying to open the doors. I call out to them. They sit down on my two chairs. The normal greetings ritual. The guys, late teens, early twenties, sitting down with their legs splayed, check me out from top to bottom. They want to see the inside of Lola. I don't like these guys, don't trust them, so no sightseeing today. But you know what, I would like to sit down on my chair, injury you see, donkey... No, they say, we are not getting up. After quite lengthy "discussions" I tell them to leave, but they don't. Now I am getting quite furious, an emotion you should never show in Saudi! This diminishes your position, but what can I do. Where is an "escort" when you need one!
At the end I ring Aziz asking him to talk to them. No idea what they said, but Aziz advises with emphasis to pack up and leave.
So I ended up leaving this beautiful place without having explored the wadi. And there was supposed to be a waterfall as well!Читать далее