Campbell and Kelly pose on the road to Wadi Rum. There is a whole lot of desert and not a lot else along the way.
Kelly poses on the remains of a temple wall in the desert. We also visited Lawrence of Arabia's home and will now have another movie we need to watch when we get home. The story was really quite facinating and one I never really paid much attention to. Now I would like to.
After sitting in the jeep for quite some time, the kids were let out to climb a sand dune to let off some steam. It is a tough climb up those dunes - one step forward and almost a whole step back in the sand. The videos of them coming down are great.
Even in the desert, Campbell can find something to improvise with for a game of baseball. I'm not sure how long he would be able to swing a bat made of stone. Could be a good exercise for ball practice.
Kelly was happy to take part in a less strenuous activity - sand angels.
There were rocks for the kids to crawl under.
And there were plenty of rocks for the kids to climb up.
This was our "bedouin" camp where we stayed for the night. Although they try to make it somewhat authentic, I'm pretty sure the real Bedouin do not have bedframes and flush toilets. However, we weren't complaining. The tents were very comfortable and we had a tremendous night's sleep out in the desert.
This was our dining tent where we were treated to an amazing lunch, dinner and breakfast. In the evening hours, our hosts gathered around the campfire to smoke their shisha pipes.
There were plenty of places to wander around our camp. Campbell had a great time climbing every rock and cliff he could find.
And there were lots of nooks and crannies to snuggle into as well.
As the sun set in the desert, the temperature certainly dropped. And once the sun went down all together, the stars were incredible. I don't think I have ever seen so many stars.
It was still cool in the morning when we were waiting for our breakfast. But a nice cup of sage tea certainly did the trick in warming us up.
After a wonderful day and night in the desert, we were sad to leave. We headed back to Wadi Rum and traded in our jeeps for our mini van. Then we headed off to Aqaba and the end of our tour.
