I finally made it to Jordan yesterday. I took the "fast" ferry from Nuweiba, Egypt to Aqaba. It was supposed to leave at 3 pm but it didn't deaprt until 9 pm. While waiting, I met 2 Americans (Andrew and Jennifer) and one Canadian (Ian). We all got along sharing in the miserable heat while we waited for the ferry. We asked some people and they said the ferry leaves when it leaves. That's just the way it is. We didn't get to our hotel in Aqaba until 1:30 am. That sucked but these Polish people we met had it worse. They were the ones who recommended the hotel. They left in a cab about 30 minutes before us but the cab took them to the wrong hotel. Unbeknownst to us, we got to the hotel ahead of them and took the last air conditioned room. We haven't seen them since they showed up at our hotel to learn the only room that was left had a fan.
The North Americans and I decided to rent a car from Avis in Aqaba and are now roadtripping across Jordan. We got into Wadi Rum late last night and slept underneath the stars. Well, I tried to sleep but the American girl was drinking and talking too much so I hopped in the car and fell asleep comfortably in there. I think I only got 3 hours of sleep because the sun woke us all up.
Ian and I went for a walk in the Wadi Rum dessert for 2 hours. We hiked out and saw some sand dunes and great rocks. I'll see about uploading photos. The only people we saw on our hike was a Bedouian shepherd with his herd of goats and sheep and a young boy riding a camel. It was so hot on our hike and on a few hours of sleep we were exhausted afterwards. Thank god our car is air conditioned.
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