We are far from thrilled to be returning to Wadi Musa, but it is a necessary evil if we wish to progress to Wadi Mujib. We manage to find a taxi who will do it for 40JD and the long, fairly unpleasant, hot and sticky journey is commenced. After what seems like an age we arrive at the nature reserve feeling that breakfast was very very far away. We also find that there is little information about anything and pretty much no choice over where to eat or stay. Unle...

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DAY THE SECOND WHICH I SHALL ATTEMPT AND PROBABLY FAIL TO RECOUNT MORE CONCISELY THAN THE PREVIOUS DAY. The substandard and strikingly mediocre morning of hotel problems, food shortages, being stalked by the bedouins and trying to meet up with Everitte was more than made up for by the rest of the day's activities. It was honestly one of the best half days I have ever had. We entered Petra late lunchtime. For whatever reason, probably because all the tourists t...

PetraPetraPetra. What a wonderful place. Let me recount how we arived and we shall go from there methinks. On Monday we headed extra early (8am) to Samariyyeh station in Damascus and managed to get a coach for I think 500 lira to Amman. This was a good means of transport - air conditioned, spatious and free juice and water and sweet. They certainly know how to keep their customers happy. I listened to Messiaen on the way to the border, don't really know why, ...