Petra, Day Two

The first night we arrived at the hostel we watched Indiana Jones, In Search of the Holy Grail with 15 other multinational visitors. Watching the movie before visiting Petra got us all excited about exploring Petra. We decided to stay an extra day in Wadi Musa, gateway to Petra. We enjoyed wandering back through the Siq (canyon) to the Treasury. I was able to find my way up the back of a mountain which eventually led to awesome cliff-side views of the Treasury. Mariella and I also hiked to a huge monument called the monastery where we enjoyed a picnic lunch overlooking the Arabian Desert and the ruins of Petra. Mariella’s highlight was likely the donkey ride down from the monastery followed by a camel ride to the treasury. Tomorrow we hope to exit Jordan through Jerusalem and continue on to Egypt. We hope to make it to Mt. Sinai. The plan is to wake up early the following morning for a pre-sunrise assent. After descending we hope to catch a bus to Cairo for the eight hour journey.