Petra

The highlight of our visit to Jordan and arguably of the entire trip was to the ancient ruins of Petra. Made globally famous by many movies, most notably "Indiana Jones,"

The term "shock and awe" effectively fit our experience today. We rode horses to the opening of the Sig (canyon) and then walked the narrow sandstone and water-erosion carved passage until reaching the famous "treasury." The last few feet were with eyes closed as Ahmed led us to that moment. The look on everyone's face was great.

Fron there Ahmed led us past one carved marvel after another. The colors of the sandstone layers were mesmerizing. Lunch was at the bottom of the canyon with three hours of free time to pursue personal interests.

Bobbie, Rick and I climbed to the High Place of Sacrifice-687 steps carved into the cliffs. We toured the royal tombs and stuck our noses into ad many holes in the walks as possible!

It was a grand day and you'll have to attend our after-tour party to see all the pics.