Wadi Rum, Jordan – Camels

June 6th, 2019 – Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – Camels

Reflections on Turning 51: What A Wild Year

As my 56th birthday approaches, I’ve decided to repost blogs I published about past birthdays. I wrote Reflections on Turning 51: What A Wild Year on April 25th, 2020 while we were living in Campbell River, British Columbia. So much happened from April 25th, 2019 to April 25th, 2020, rereading it was an emotional roller coaster ride down…

10 Day Travel Photo Challenge – Day 8

Welcome to Day 8 of this 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge. My Dusty Flip-Flops has nominated me for this challenge, thank you my friend. My Dusty Flip-Flops and I have been following each other’s blog adventures here on WordPress since 2017. It’s always nice to reconnect. The 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge: post one photo for 10 days with no explanation…

Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – Final Moments

Morning Walk After breakfast, I enjoyed time to wander around the camp and take some final pictures. The sand was so beautiful. Like an orange sea of gentle waves. The sand was reasonably warm to walk in, not yet scalding hot by the mid-day sun. Sand Tracks Interesting tracks in the sand. The View Camel…

Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – Sunrise Camel Trek

Preamble This camel ride adventure wasn’t what I was hoping for. I booked an hour and a half camel ride for Michael and I to watch the sunrise. I expected a one and a half hour camel ride through Wadi Rum. It would happen as the morning sun came up over the horizon. What this…

Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – 4×4 Tour – Barrah Siq – Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Camp

Lawrence Of Arabia Memorial Camp After our short walk through the Valley of the Moon or Lawrence of Arabia Pass, Michael and I met up with our tour guide at the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Camp in Barrah Siq. This is the location where Prince Abdullah and TE Lawrence first met in the early 1900s…

Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – 4×4 Tour – Barrah Siq – Valley of the Moon Or Lawrence Of Arabia Pass

Barrah Siq – Valley Of The Moon – Lawrence Of Arabia Pass Our guide dropped us off at the top of a sand dune, located in a short valley. He called this location the Lawrence of Arabia Pass, also known as Barrah Siq – Valley of the Moon. This pass is where legendary British officer…