Still Huffing and Puffing! Loving the Northern tour of Israel!

Week 3 Life, the Bedouin Way

Wadi Rum the desert of mountains, our first night in Jordan started off with the camp experiences in the desert.  We had a Jeep tour exploring Wadi Rum, is was absolutely beautiful, the terracotta sand and the cascading mountains. There were tents with beds set up for us to sleep but it was too hot.  After the dinner cooked in a pit, some opted to sleep under the stars, I have never seen so many starts.

The next day were off to Petra, we visited The Treasury which was built by the Nabataeans, we used the main trail Bab Alsiq we past by the Obelisk Tomb and other 1^st century carvings. Going through the Siq; a narrow gorge, with plenty of water channels, give me the perspective of God’s magnitude and my insignificance.

Finally the Dana Reserve Guesthouse was the first stop,it is located on the edge of a cliff, there was a spectacular view of the reserve from the private terrace and the floor to ceiling glass window in the shower, breath taking.  The next day we started on our five hour hike through the valley to the Feynan Eco-lodge. That night the lodge was lite with candles, and we got an entertaining lesson from our Bedouin host, Sleiman about how the Bedouin use the stars.