Showing posts with label desert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label desert. Show all posts

(Sun)Bathing



The outdoor bathroom must be one of the greatest things about living in Wadi Rum: you can brush your teeth in the morning sun.

Jump Jordan


The burning hot desert sand might not be the best platform for parkour. At least the scenery for jumping is great.

What's my name again?



Our guide was trying to decide how to write my name in Arabic.

Some climbing



We went as high as we could.

Red sunset



Wadi Rum is also called the Valley of the Moon, but especially before the sunset it gets so red that it looks more like Mars.

4x4


Some bedouins like it more modern.

Three-legged transport


After having chased this young runaway camel before, our guide decided to tie it up for the break.

One hump wonders









Only recently I learned that all the camels in Wadi Rum are one-humped Arabian dromedary camels (camelus dromedarius).

Ships of the desert





Camel tour in Wadi Rum - a bouncy but fun ride under the fiery desert sun. Camels really are intriguing creatures.