Some random moments during our last day at the Dead Sea Spa Hotel. S, 🇯🇴
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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 – Desert Storm
Skies Darken Our next stop was another Lookout Location. While we were driving there, the skies suddenly darkened as a storm blew in, bringing strong winds and rain. Sudden Winds The wind showed itself in sand. It was so beautiful. Arriving At The Lookout Location We arrived at the Lookout Location, as the storm intensified….
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…
Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – 4×4 Tour – Alameleh Inscriptions
Nabataeans Petroglyphs & Bedouin Graffiti Our second stop, after the Lookout Location, was a section of rock carved with petroglyphs and graffiti. Our tour guide referred to Alameleh Inscriptions as graffiti by ancient Bedouin traders. According to Arabian Nights: To the left of this rock, on the rock wall behind it are the petroglyphs of…
Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – 4×4 Tour – Michael Climbs & Alien Space Ship
Lookout Location Our first stop on our 4×4 tour was a lookout. Michael decided he was going to climb, while I stayed with both feet in the sand. As he climbed, I made my way down from the lookout area, back to the 4×4 truck we were touring in. From there, I continued taking photos…
Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – 4×4 Tour – Lookout Climb & Scalding Hot Sand
First Stop Our first stop on the 4×4 adventure was a small climb in the sand. Our guide indicated we climb the small slope to the right of the bushes then behind the first rock formation. This would offer a nice view of the red dessert. It doesn’t look like much of a slope. In…