Petra was a highlight of my entire trip. I have always wanted to see this place since I was a kid watching Indie try to get the Grail! And now I ve seen it! It was amazing. I spent an evening and a full morning hiking around the whole canyon which is much more than just the Treasury buliding. I met the leader of a mosque in the town of Wadi Musa and it just so happened that his brother worked at the entrance to the park and got me in for free both days! I sat and had tea with him in the morning and then headed back off into the park just after sunrise and hiked to comanding views of the whole area. I also stopped and had tea with some Bedouins who were trying to sell the tea but I didnt have change so they gave it to me anyway...and then I gave them ten dollars because they were just too nice. Then around the bend was a little girl who was selling trinkits who at age 6 or so had amazing selling techniques. She also made tea in a cave and managed to sell me a rusty spoon from "nabatean" times for another ten dollars. THese things were only a gew dinars/dollars or so but I gave them gifts because not many tourists make it out that way...it was well off the beaten path. I loved the time to be in nature by my self. I like to share experiences with people but nature is one place I like to be alone. It was a recharging experience.
At the same time I heard angry speeches in the mosques...it is not that they were bad but people are fed up with the situation in Gaza. Everywhere the TV is showing the carnage and I had a few tear a few times. It is very difficult being so close to the disaster which is taking place in Palestine. I pray that ends soon...like now.
On the way back to Amman I made freinds with a buch of studnets on the minibus which was a good time. It made the three hours go by faster. Then that was followed by the craziest cab driver ever! Not in driving skills just in bat shit crazy! This guy was wild. He was saying...in very fast colliquial arabic...that he loves Bush because with high fuel prices he gets more customers because they don't want to drive! He was also saying let the Palestinans die...he was plain crazy...at least I hope so. I was glad to get out needless to say.
I have been laying low in Jordan and resting alot. I'm excited for Egypt on Sunday and seeing my friends from back in the day and from UW. People are blown away by this trip and quite frankly so am I. almost 6 months now! Pics coming soon from JOrdan on Facebook.
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