Because we don't yet have pics up for some of the days -- here's a little recap: Day 6 -- get lost multiple times and the climb outside of Jerusalem. This pic is of Wilson on Day 6 while we were lost.
Day 7: Take pictures of camels on the road to Petra. We had just crossed the Israel - Jordan border and we were on our way to trail run Petra and eventually get lost trying to find a closed slot canyon. We found it, hiked it, and got out of Petra before too late.
Day 8: fully enjoy the wonders of Petra. Such an incredible place of massive, beautiful red cliffs and thousand year old carved rock.
Day 9: Travel from Petra to Amman with a 30 something man from Wadi -Musa named Aman and a late twenty -something couple from Ghent, Belgium -- Sien and Arne. We checked out the ruins in Amman with Sien and Arne, where we met up another man (Amer). Amer taught us many great things about Jordan -- including the joys of falafel and accoutrements at the Hamesh restaurant and the joys of a proper and traditional Turkish coffee house.
Day 10: Check out Jerash, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash#History. Amazing the amount of antiquities and how well preserved the ruins are after the centuries.
Day 11: Fly from Amman to Istanbul after we have bartered for a ride to the airport in Amman. An airport transfer from our hostel should usually cost 25 Jordanian Dinar (around $40). While trying to find a tax to get to the north bus station (Mu'jama Al'shamal) to get the shuttle to the airport, a 20 year old young man in a van stopped. He didn't speak much English and we don't speak much but Arabic but we convinced him that our 10 Jordanian Dinar (with 70 cents change) was sufficient for an airport ride. Hot deal!
Day 12: Istanbul -- see previous post.
Day 13: More Istanbul and overnight bus to Gomere, Cappadocia region of Turkey.
Day 14: Gomere -- where I am blogging from now. Then, night bus to Antalya.
Days 15-20: Rockclimb in Antalya, Turkey.
Thanks for sharing! Travel well!
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