our desert experience in jordan (wadi rum)
Day 64: Our last full day in Jordan we took the minibus from Petra out to Wadi Rum, the protected desert area celebrated by Lawrence of Arabia, where we spent the day on a four wheel drive tour of the main sights.
Within easy driving distance of Wadi Rum village we explored canyons, rock bridges and sand dunes.
When in the desert, we do as the bedouins do. Lunch, in the heat of the day, was accompanied by several cups of very sweet tea prepared by our driver, and a two hour nap in the shade.
We finished the day with a beautiful desert sunset…
…and then stayed overnight at a desert campsite run by the local bedouin people, sleeping on a mattress under a clear desert sky and a fullish moon. Overnight the moon sank below the horizon and we had a glimpse of the northern hemisphere stars in all their glory.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007 by andrew under Jordan, Photos, Wadi Rum.
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