Under the covers fully clothed in a tent in a desert camp called Beit Ali in Wadi Rum , Jordan I finally get 5 mins to write something . The tent is huge and sleeps the four of us very comfortably and for me this is the highlight of the trip so far . After dinner tonight we went for a walk out side the camp away from any man made light to look at the stars . The brightness of the moon and the clear visibility of the stars is something that you don’t see at home and we cannot escape the beauty of the night sky . It’s chilly and the sand is strangely cold to touch so we didn’t stay out walking for long.
We arrived here about 3.30pm today and explored the camp before climbing the desert rock where we watched the sun go down and the sky turn orange . Away from the noise of cars and city living , it is easy to fall in love with this place.
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The kids are so excited about being here and their eyes are sparkling with happiness . Tommorow we hope to go Camel treking for a couple of hours and maybe get a look at where Lawrence of Arabia lived when he roamed this desert some eighty odd years ago .We may even get to see the “Seven Pillars of Wisdom “ that he wrote about .We are heading back to Amman tomorrow and flying to India on Friday night so it is a great end to our time here and I can’t wait to come back.