The Dead Sea is 1401 feet below sea level so it is much warmer than its surroundings. For that we were very thankful today! The day started slow relaxing and then breakfast of fruit and cheeses on our small balcony overlooking the pool. Keely wore long sleeves and pants and was chilled. I wore shorts and a t-shirt because WE'RE IN THE DESERT! I refuse to give up hope that the desert is hot! We then headed down to the pool to lay out and read our books. O...

It was a good thing we didn't cancel our tour yesterday because the Petra park and several roads leading out of the city were closed due to snow! When we woke up we could see that the hillside was very foggy and it was raining quite hard at the hotel. The lights even flickered once during an especially loud clap of thunder. We had planned to leave a bit later but Zaid called to tell us that we would be playing it by ear… The roads leading out of Petra to t...

It was another early morning, and it was quite cold too! We ended up sleeping in socks and long underwear since it was so cold, but between that and the 4 blankets we had we kept warm through the night! Breakfast was at 7 and consisted of pita, hummus, feta that looked homemade and was more the consistency of cream cheese, and hardboiled eggs. We packed up our things and took a few more pictures of the camp, the camels and the surroundings. Then we loaded our...

Happy Birthday Kayla! I woke up feeling slightly better. We were supposed to get going early as our Jordanian driver was to pick us up around 8:00 in the morning. However, my good feelings quickly waned and I needed a nap after showering. Not a great start! Keely was an excellent nurse finding me medications, water and juices and making sure the room was all packed up. How lucky am I?! We finally made it downstairs, were able to call our driver to let h...

Today was supposed to be a short blog entry day, and until about 7pm tonight it would have been! We really focused on relaxing today! Kevin got sick last night, so we slept in. He relaxed while I ate breakfast and then we decided to read by the pool. We found a spot where he was in the shade and I was able to get a little sun. We read, slept, and reviewed the addition plans most of the day. I grabbed some lunch around 2 and we stayed out by the pool until a...