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Jordan - Wadi Rum

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Heather and I did a 4x4 tour in the Wadi Rum Reserve with 7 other people, camping out overnight and taking a camel ride the next day before heading to Aqaba

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Near the entrance of Wadi Rum after taking a bus from Petra at 6 am Views[9] The first stop on the tour was some Nabataean petroglyphs from over 2000 years ago (oh, how I love my petroglyphs!) Views[10] Views[10] A lone tree in the desert landscape providing precious shade for some Bedouin guides Views[9] Views[9]
 
Views[12] Views[8] Views[10] Views[9] Near the petroglyphs was Lawrence's Spring (as in Lawrence of Arabia), who lived in Wadi Rum for a time about 100 years ago Views[9]
 
At our second stop were more petroglyphs - but we were there for some rock climbing... Views[8] I was the only girl who did the climbing - added a couple extra rips to my Tajik dress, but at least I was wearing my hiking boots Views[9] Views[9] Views[11] Views[9]
 
The descent was not nearly as easy as the ascent! Thankfully a very long-armed French guy helped me get down :) Views[10] Views[11] Views[10] Views[8] A trail marker, the Bedouin version of the Inuit Inukshuk Views[14]
 
Heather taking a breather after hiking up a big sand dune Views[11] Yasmina, another tourist in our group Views[12] Moi Views[11] Ravi, another member of our group Views[9] Heather (left) and me (right) Views[13]
 
Heather emptying her shoes of a LOT of red sand Views[9] Views[13] MORE Nabataean petroglyphs! Views[12] Views[9] The group taking a lunch break in the scorching mid-day heat Views[12]
 
Views[9] After lunch, we stopped at Lawrence's house where he lived for a short while Views[14] Views[9] Federico, another group member relaxing in the shade of Lawrence's house Views[9] Views[11]
 
Views[10] Views[9] Views[10] Views[11] Jimmy, the French guy who helped me avoid death while rock climbing, at the top of a natural rock bridge Views[9]
 
Ravi and Heather making their way up to the rock bridge Views[11] Yasmina enjoying the rewarding views from atop the rock bridge Views[10] Views[8] Views[18] Views[12]
 
Heather on top of the world (aka rock bridge) Views[19] Views[15] Views[12] After about 5 hours of touring Wadi Rum's beautiful sights, the group was happy to chill at camp with a cauldron of chai (yes, hot tea in hot weather is actually good) Views[12] Views[9]
 
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