June 3, 2009 – Day 160 – Wadi Rum, Jordan

“On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life. There were plants and birds and rocks and things; There was sand and hills and rings. The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz and the sky with no clouds. The heat was hot and the ground was dry but the air was full of sound…”

Shrub

This is Wadi Rum, the same desert that nearly claimed the life of Lawrence of Arabia.A seemingly endless expanse of sand and rock. With our fantastic guide Yahia we traversed the miles of desert in the air conditioned comfort of a brand new Toyota 4-runner (known simply as “The Camel”). Yahia was extremely well versed in the desert (including helping Lindsey hunt for turquoise) and we enjoyed our conversations about Muslim life and Islam as much as we enjoyed Wadi Rum.

Lin in the desert

There are few words that can describe such a massive expanse of land and space so we will let the camera do the rest of the talking.

Bedouin carvings

Us under the stone bridge

Camels in Wadi Rum

Over Wadi Rum

After a long tiring day we drove back to the hostel and enjoyed another very tasty buffet dinner. We could definitely get used to this…