Jordan

Wadi Rum

Looking across the Red Sea from Aqaba, Jordan to Eilat, Israel

Wadi Rum

<--- Our group, Gabe to Katrina's left, Lily from Hungary on the far right and Aslihan from Turkey on the far left. And our rental car, The Citroen Berlingo.

Petra

The Theater (above) and the Monestary (right)

Above: Petra by night Below: The Treasury at the end of the Siq, the main entrance to Petra (Indiana Jones,  the Last Crusade)

Above: Remains of Petra's water and sewer system

The natural rock colors of Petra

Slot Canyon (above) Negotiations with a  Bedouin woman over tea (right) Lost somewhere in Jordan (left) Karak Castle built by the Crusaders (below and right)

6th Century Mosaic map of the region: Church of the Map, Madaba

Below: Mt Nebo and the Moses Memorial Church

Our last evening at the Roman Ruins of Gadara near Umm Qais Looking across the border to the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights of Israel