In addition to it being very hot, it is also very beautiful, sandy and sunny.
The border crossing into Jordan was very smooth and our fearless leaders only had to buy us emergency snacks once.
Our tour guide for Jordan is Saddam ("but not the other one") and so far he has been a fount of knowledge. Apparently tour guides here have to go through a rigorous two year program before they can be certified. It shows.
Today our adventure was Petra, where we walked through the gorge made famous by Indiana Jones, saw the Treasury, haggled with the Bedouin over donkey rides and walked up a ridiculous amount of roughly hewn stairs to an old monastery. We may have done some singing. You probably heard it all the way back in Canada - the echoes were fantastic.
Tomorrow we're walking up even more stairs (900!) to "The High Place" where we're planning on sacrificing a camel or two.
Emma's Deeper Brain Thinking: If the Grim Reaper reaps grim, shouldn't he make people happy because he takes away grimness?
New Word: Yalla means "hurry up you! get moving let's go!" and we said it a lot during the hike.
After tomorrow, we're going to be with the Bedouin and the wifi isn't exactly robust, or existent, out in the desert so don't expect any updates. Yalla bye!
-Ayla
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