[Sorry, this will be a short one. Next post will be my trip back to America and the last Jordan Journal.]
7/24/12- Tuesday night
Petra is amazing and deserves to be one of the seven wonders of the world. Last night we went to little Petra which was cool. There was lots of climbing [including impossible stairs!!!]. Dinner was ok and vespers was nice. I watched an episode of "The Legend of Korra" with Luke then went to bed at twelve. I "woke up" (read after one hour of sleep -_-) at 5:30 to get ready for Petra. After the entrance gate, you walk a good mile through the canyon before you reach the city, starting with the beautiful treasury. Emma, her parents, Luke, Hannah, and I took a tour of the old city then a long hike up to the Monastery After lots of rests, we made it! It was really quite beautiful plus a lot of scenic views.Once we got down, Luke joined up with Oliva and her mom while the rest went back to the hotel, leaving me by myself. I walked around some old churches and the tombs then made the long trek back to the entrance. [this was at one in the afternoon]. I decided to wait for the bus (coming at three) but there were no good seats or shade so I took a taxi back to the hotel. I napped a bit, then Luke came back and we watched the last episode of "The Legend of Korra" then dinner. By then my body had given up. Not only am I sick but I'm A)Mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted B) Did not sleep last night C) Terribly missing home. [Sorry for whining lol. It is hard to understand how I felt at this time]
7/25/12- Wednesday night
I got nine hours of sleep last night, woke up at 7:30, and left Petra at 8. We took the bus to Shobock castle on our way to Madaba. Many of us were to tired to care plus the castle was on top of a hill that we wold have to climb. Once we climbed to the top, we wandered around together and found a staircase heading underneath the castle. After ten minutes of wandering down in darkness, the staircase disappeared and turned into a slope. After another twenty minutes, the slope ended and we climbed out of a hole and couldn't see the castle. We started walking up a hill to discover the hole led out at the base of the hill -_- We all gave up and went back to the tourist center where we played ERS. Once those who didn't follow us in the tunnel returned we had another long bus ride to Karack castle which was...a castle. We had a silent lunch (I was crabby and ready to snap at anyone so I stayed quite) then we explored the castle a bit. Two hours later (5:30) we made it to the Mariam hotel in Madaba [where we started]. Luke and I got put in the same room as we did when we first got here in June. [sadly not true. Later Luke and I remembered we were actually one floor above our first room]. We had dinner with Hannah and the Pollards then the JBU kids decided to watch the first Indiana Jones movie. On our way to our room after picking the movie we met another group of college archaeologists which was nice to know we weren't alone. We were probably more help top them [sharing experiences and troubles and all] than they were to us. We played poker (with starburts) while watching the movie and then went to bed.
[So the next and last post will be my last day in Madaba and my trip home]
7/24/12- Tuesday night
Petra is amazing and deserves to be one of the seven wonders of the world. Last night we went to little Petra which was cool. There was lots of climbing [including impossible stairs!!!]. Dinner was ok and vespers was nice. I watched an episode of "The Legend of Korra" with Luke then went to bed at twelve. I "woke up" (read after one hour of sleep -_-) at 5:30 to get ready for Petra. After the entrance gate, you walk a good mile through the canyon before you reach the city, starting with the beautiful treasury. Emma, her parents, Luke, Hannah, and I took a tour of the old city then a long hike up to the Monastery After lots of rests, we made it! It was really quite beautiful plus a lot of scenic views.Once we got down, Luke joined up with Oliva and her mom while the rest went back to the hotel, leaving me by myself. I walked around some old churches and the tombs then made the long trek back to the entrance. [this was at one in the afternoon]. I decided to wait for the bus (coming at three) but there were no good seats or shade so I took a taxi back to the hotel. I napped a bit, then Luke came back and we watched the last episode of "The Legend of Korra" then dinner. By then my body had given up. Not only am I sick but I'm A)Mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted B) Did not sleep last night C) Terribly missing home. [Sorry for whining lol. It is hard to understand how I felt at this time]
7/25/12- Wednesday night
I got nine hours of sleep last night, woke up at 7:30, and left Petra at 8. We took the bus to Shobock castle on our way to Madaba. Many of us were to tired to care plus the castle was on top of a hill that we wold have to climb. Once we climbed to the top, we wandered around together and found a staircase heading underneath the castle. After ten minutes of wandering down in darkness, the staircase disappeared and turned into a slope. After another twenty minutes, the slope ended and we climbed out of a hole and couldn't see the castle. We started walking up a hill to discover the hole led out at the base of the hill -_- We all gave up and went back to the tourist center where we played ERS. Once those who didn't follow us in the tunnel returned we had another long bus ride to Karack castle which was...a castle. We had a silent lunch (I was crabby and ready to snap at anyone so I stayed quite) then we explored the castle a bit. Two hours later (5:30) we made it to the Mariam hotel in Madaba [where we started]. Luke and I got put in the same room as we did when we first got here in June. [sadly not true. Later Luke and I remembered we were actually one floor above our first room]. We had dinner with Hannah and the Pollards then the JBU kids decided to watch the first Indiana Jones movie. On our way to our room after picking the movie we met another group of college archaeologists which was nice to know we weren't alone. We were probably more help top them [sharing experiences and troubles and all] than they were to us. We played poker (with starburts) while watching the movie and then went to bed.
[So the next and last post will be my last day in Madaba and my trip home]
gambling with candy? who knew you could take such risks!
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