Yesterday was a day of rest. We spent the day lazing around the guest house, swimming in the Red Sea, reading, and eating. We barely moved. It felt good. The guest house is clean and modern so it felt good to pamper ourselves a bit. Again, it's all relative.
It was really windy here so we didn't spend much time in sea. It was 85 degrees, but the wind made it feel cooler. The snorkeling was pretty good. A different look than the Caribbean. We also did our traditional "dos desnudos en el mar" but I was nervous about it because of the culture we are in.
Now it is 7am here Sunday (11pm Saturday in Missouri) Valentine's Day. We are getting ready to eat breakfast and then taking a taxi out to Wadi Rum to spend the day and night in the dessert. No reliable busses go out there. Probably a product of a strong taxi lobby here in Jordan. Anyway, Wadi Rum is the setting for Lawrence of Arabia. His house is there along with the 7 pillars of wisdom rock formation. We have a Bedouin guide and will spend the night in tents. Tomorrow morning we take a bus to Petra and will spend two days there.
I doubt we will have internet in the desert (LOL) so this will be the only post for a few days. I did change the "comments" setting so anyone can post a comment if they would like. Now it is time for a very sweet pot of tea--the amount of sugar used in the middle east is amazing!--and some pita with hummos and fava beans for breakfast.
I also just realized that we are on the Asia continent now. That's five continents we have been to. Two more to go by the time Tate reaches 18. Antarctica next?
It was really windy here so we didn't spend much time in sea. It was 85 degrees, but the wind made it feel cooler. The snorkeling was pretty good. A different look than the Caribbean. We also did our traditional "dos desnudos en el mar" but I was nervous about it because of the culture we are in.
Now it is 7am here Sunday (11pm Saturday in Missouri) Valentine's Day. We are getting ready to eat breakfast and then taking a taxi out to Wadi Rum to spend the day and night in the dessert. No reliable busses go out there. Probably a product of a strong taxi lobby here in Jordan. Anyway, Wadi Rum is the setting for Lawrence of Arabia. His house is there along with the 7 pillars of wisdom rock formation. We have a Bedouin guide and will spend the night in tents. Tomorrow morning we take a bus to Petra and will spend two days there.
I doubt we will have internet in the desert (LOL) so this will be the only post for a few days. I did change the "comments" setting so anyone can post a comment if they would like. Now it is time for a very sweet pot of tea--the amount of sugar used in the middle east is amazing!--and some pita with hummos and fava beans for breakfast.
I also just realized that we are on the Asia continent now. That's five continents we have been to. Two more to go by the time Tate reaches 18. Antarctica next?
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