Wadi Rum

Ok, so we left Petra to go to Wadi Rum, where we took a "jeep" tour (aka we were in the back of a pick-up truck), had dinner, and spent the night in a Bedouin camp.

We got there a little bit later than we originally planned, so we briefly went on our jeep tour and then went to go watch the sun set. It was beautiful!

The unfortunate thing is that these pictures don't even come close to capturing the beauty of Wadi Rum! But I'd say they do a pretty good job :)

After we watched the sunset, we went back to the Bedouin camp for some dinner. It was so delicious! We had chicken, rice, tahini sauce, vegetables, bread, and various other things. We then got back into the "jeep" and headed out to a sand dune to look a the stars. 

Stargazing in Wadi Rum= perfect. I saw stars I've never seen before, and I could even spot the Milky Way. I saw so many shooting stars that I ran out of wishes to make. And it was so quiet! The sand was really soft and it was just such a serene moment. The Bedouins brought us tea and we had a campfire, played some games in the sand, and then I "read the stars" and told everyone their futures in Arabic, which got everyone laughing.

It was slightly windy, so sand was blowing in our faces, hence the "snow" in the picture.

After about 2 hours, we drove back to the camp and got ready for bed. I took a shower and it was GLORIOUS- I was so dusty/dirty/sandy.

We stayed in a 4-person Bedouin tent, but it was way too hot on the inside, so Stephanie, Saria, and I decided to drag our pillows and comforters to the sand outside our tent and sleep under the stars.

Our tent

Our makeshift beds. From left to right, me, Stephanie, Saria.

The main area of the camp.

We got up at 8:00ish, had some breakfast, and then left to go back to Amman. On the way back, we checked out this place where you could rent ATVs for an hour. Saria and Stephanie decided to do it, but Nesma and I stayed back (it was a bit pricey). So she and I climbed a rock. Afterwards we headed to Amman.

Downside to the trip: Our driver turned out to be a real jerk, trying to rip us off left and right.

Upside to the downside: We're not dumb. And we got a 15JD discount from the travel agency because of him :-)