I woke up with the sun again but stayed indoors. I was treated to the sunrise camel train walking by in the distance. Our van ride was scheduled for 12:00 and we were ready a bit early. So we headed down to the big dome to get connection to the wireless. We checked email and whattsapp and all that. I took a walk and saw more cavorting ravens. It was very quiet in the camp and I got to see another new bird the Common Redstart (#6 for wadi rum) . The van was brand new and spotless. The driver stopped almost immediately and got a 5 gallon tin of Olive Oil and stashed in in the van. He said that the Wadi Rum region is renown for great olive oil. Harsh conditions must make for a good oil. We drove on the Kings Road to Petra, the same road that Moses took out of Egypt. We passed the second best view of Petra and stopped at the best view of Petra. It was a WC stop and a shop as well. We got some book marks and I splurged getting some fancy pendants.
The sun's rays lighting up the gap in the rocks
They must have been bundled up
The camels move pretty fast when they are headed back for breakfast
A very quiet camp
This would have been us, coming in last as we wanted to squeeze more out of the experience
Hopping on the camel
Playing king of the Camel Mountain
Now playing with the wire
This rock looked like a weathered stump
The common redstart got some breakfast too, net lifebird #6
The red tail clinched the ID
The colorful breakfast buffet
These industrial sized water heaters rand out of hot water about 9 AM and were turned off till 5 PM. Two unintentional cold showers for me!
Heading out of Wadi Rum
Little Bedouin towns
More green plants
Some farms
Goats with food to eat
A silica glass plant
The white bands are silica sand
The rocks must have been hand stacked inside the wire frames
We are up high
The old kings road
What do these goats eat?
The second highest point in Jordan at over 1700 meters
Puppies!
At our WC stop there were three puppies
A mock up of Perta
This puppy likes Leslie
Fancy stones! I got the buy two get the third at regular price deal. I had asked the prices as I picking through the stones but when the time came to pay it was more than I expected.
Looking down to the valley of Wadi Musa
Where Petra is located
A tiny village up on the hill
The village of Wadi Musa
It translates to Valley of Moses
This is a very old hotel, hundreds of years old
No expense spared on this gate
Aaron's tomb on the top of this mountain. Aaron was Moses's brother
We have made it to eh Petra Marriott
Large entryway
The view out of our windows
Very nice view indeed
Big room
The pool is closed for the winter
The ceiling in the center of the rooms
They have a delightful garden
So much going on
View from the garden
It is a large place but the tourist numbers are down
Pretty
The next town over Umm Sayhoun
Cats!
Time for lunch
Fuzzy Kitty
Cute cute cute
Fishing out the trash from the pool
It looks like ET
