Jordan

We have just arrived in Amman, Jordan for their independence day. This follows a week of travel though the desert landscapes of Wadi Rum, the canyons and carvings of Petra and the high mountain deserts of Dana nature preserve.

We left Dahab traveling north to Mt Sinai were we started climbing the mountian at about 2 am. We managed to make it to the top for a beautiful sunrise. For the climb down we took the 3000 steps of repentance, a real quad burner, and very exhausting on no sleep.

We then traveled north to Nuwebia to catch a ferry across to Aquaba, Jordan. Basically the worst day of the trip so far. After hours of government redtape, relentlessly swarming flies, the dirtiest bathrooms known to man, terrible arabic pop music all on no sleep, we finally made it to Jordan. We then got a hotel and slept for 16 hours.

The next day we jumped in a taxi and headed north to Wadi Rum, a large desert reserve. We talked to some local bedoins who agreed to take us on a desert tour in a old broken down land cruiser. We stayed 2 nights under the most amazing stars, and ate great food and drank tea. Basically experienced bedoin hospitality at its greatest. One of the coolest experiences I have ever had.

Chicken Rock

our camp

After 2 days in the desert we traveled north to Petra, basically an ancient city carved into the sandstone cliffs connected by deep canyons. We spent 2 days and one night hiking around the city. very cool. Basically as cool as the pyriamids without the endless vendors, camel merchants and burger kings.

We then traveled north to a stone mountain city of Dana where we spend a night and a day of hiking.