Leaving Little Petra, we made our method over to Petra through a stop-off for lunch, as once we arrived again in Petra we might be on the lookout for a viewpoint that we’d seen so many occasions in pictures and movies (earlier than arriving in Petra).
As apparent as the point of view appeared, we had no concept how one can discover it and so armed with pictures of it, we employed an area information to attempt to take us there.
Our information ended up being a teenage boy who knew this entire place just like the again of his hand.
He quickly had us scrambling by way of these enormous boulders making our approach to the highest of the hill simply above Petra.
The upper we climbed, the scarier it bought, and by the point we arrived on the viewpoint, with the carpet all laid out earlier than us, my worry of heights was in full overdrive.
I nonetheless do not know what possessed us to go forward and take these pictures on the viewpoint as a result of after we did it, we simply realised how ridiculously unsafe it was.
There are different viewpoints like this lots decrease down and simpler to get to however this one right here is simply ridiculous.
It’s a sheer drop, and our recommendation would undoubtedly be so that you can keep away from doing it.
Plus, the view from the underside is arguably extra spectacular anyway.
As soon as we had been carried out right here, we retraced our steps again in the direction of the place we got here up the canyon, however as an alternative of taking place, we went round to take a look at the opposite components of Petra we maybe would have missed out on in any other case.
There was one other harrowing bit at one doing as we made our method over to the other facet of the place we’d simply been however after that, all the things else was fairly simple.
And by simple, I don’t imply simple.
You’re nonetheless mountain climbing up within the mountains however at the very least there was nothing that triggered any of our worry of heights.
The panorama up right here by the best way is simply completely beautiful and also you get such a special appreciation for Petra from right here.
You additionally get to see so many extra buildings that you simply undoubtedly would have missed out on for those who simply caught to the trail on the backside, although with that being mentioned, there are undoubtedly lots much less scary methods to seek out your method up right here (like the best way we went again down felt like a a lot better possibility for getting up right here and even got here with stairs).
Finally, we determined to cease for a second to take in the solar slowly beginning to dip and get ourselves some tea at a tiny little shack we discovered on the high.
Additionally, full disclosure, the explanation why we had been okay with ingesting teas and coffees like it’s because they’re boiled and piping scorching which alleviated any considerations of we’d have had in any other case in regards to the supply of the water.
Additionally, its value noting that none of us had any tummy points after ingesting any of those teas so you may make of that what you’ll. Hehe!
After our teas, we began on the simplest a part of the hike up to now, the journey again down.
I do know a number of folks actually don’t like downhill mountain climbing however it’s like one in every of my favorite issues to do.
Uphill mountain climbing I battle with and will likely be one of many slowest in any group (I simply discover that I have to take my time a bit extra with that) however downhill?
Oh, I’ll be on the quickest individual in any group. Hehe!
This is able to truly be our last day of the journey in Petra earlier than we would depart for the desert the subsequent day and so we needed to take a second once we bought to the underside to soak up the wonder that’s Petra within the sundown.
One way or the other, at the present time that was speculated to be stress-free had turned out to be some of the lively ones we’d had up to now and undoubtedly some of the rewarding as we uncovered elements of this historical misplaced Kingdom we’d maybe have missed out on in any other case.
Finally, we made our method again to the doorway, through the unbelievable canyon the place we discovered a bar to toast to how superb Petra had been.
See you in Wadi Rum within the subsequent put up.
It’s a spot you already know even for those who don’t realise it as you’ve seen it so could Hollywood motion pictures.
However, like I mentioned, extra on that within the subsequent put up. 😁😁
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