Well there we go! I Float!
(Amman – Mt Nebo – Dead Sea – Karak – Wadi Musa)
Today we got up, had breakfast and boarded our bus to head to Mt. Nebo. Faisel is hilarious- he spent his time telling us about Jordan and jokes about the Tefili people- kind of like us telling Newfie jokes. Have you heard the one about the Tefili who put his hand in a bucket of acid? After his hand burned off, he stuck his head in to look for it….
On the top of Mt Nebo
When we got to Mt. Nebo the view was breath-taking! You could see the Dead Sea & as far as Jericho across the border. Apparently, on some days it’s so clear that you can see the outer parts of Jerusalem. At the top of the mount is a site maintained by the Franciscans. In the same place was an excavation of a 6th century monastery- the mosaics were beautiful. From there we traveled to the town of Al-Karak where the crusader castle is situated. It’s amazing that we stood at a place where Saladin fought the crusaders. The ruins were in good condition and again breath-taking scenery.
Floating on the Dead Sea
Oops-I forgot the Dead Sea was before the castle. From Mt. Nebo we went to the dead seas where we went for a swim. It was weird to float like that and hard not to get it in your eyes. According to Faisal, if you do, you’d have eyes like tomatoes. After our dip we put on some mud. We looked quite the sight, but afterwards the combination of the sea & mud left our skin feeling like silk. We had lunch near the beach- the best buffet by far on this trip. The girls bought some Dead Sea cosmetic stuff and that was that.
After the castle we traveled to Wadi Musa (valley of Moses), just outside of Petra. We stopped to grab some water, use ATMs etc. Then we went on to our hotel- the Petra Inn. Hard bed & you have to hold the shower head. Need I say more! We went to dinner- Jen had lentil soup, I had a yummy mixed grill. Tomorrow we head to Petra!
Its funny being on a tour with other Aussies. They got so excited when they saw snow in the hills above Petra. I remember those days- now I’m trying to get away from the stuff.
