Leaving Little Petra, we made our means over to Petra through a stop-off for lunch, as after we arrived again in Petra we might be on the lookout for a viewpoint that we’d seen so many instances in photographs and movies (earlier than arriving in Petra).
As apparent as the perspective appeared, we had no concept easy methods to discover it and so armed with photographs of it, we employed a neighborhood information to attempt to take us there.
Our information ended up being a teenage boy who knew this complete place just like the again of his hand.
He quickly had us scrambling by way of these large boulders making our option 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 photographs 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 rather a lot decrease down and simpler to get to however this one right here is simply ridiculous.
It’s a sheer drop, and our recommendation would positively 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 have been finished right here, we retraced our steps again in the direction of the place we got here up the canyon, however as a substitute of happening, 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 means over to the other aspect of the place we’d simply been however after that, every thing else was fairly simple.
And by simple, I don’t imply simple.
You’re nonetheless climbing up within the mountains however no less than there was nothing that triggered any of our worry of heights.
The panorama up right here by the best way is simply completely attractive and also you get such a distinct appreciation for Petra from right here.
You additionally get to see so many extra constructions that you just positively would have missed out on should you simply caught to the trail on the backside, although with that being mentioned, there are positively rather a lot much less scary methods to search out your means up right here (like the best way we went again down felt like a significantly better possibility for getting up right here and even got here with stairs).
Ultimately, 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 have been okay with consuming teas and coffees like it’s because they’re boiled and piping sizzling which alleviated any issues 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 consuming any of those teas so you may make of that what you’ll. Hehe!
After our teas, we began on the best a part of the hike thus far, the journey again down.
I do know plenty of individuals actually don’t like downhill climbing however it’s like one in all my favorite issues to do.
Uphill climbing I wrestle with and will likely be one of many slowest in any group (I simply discover that I must take my time a bit extra with that) however downhill?
Oh, I’ll be on the quickest particular person in any group. Hehe!
This could really 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 after we bought to the underside to soak up the sweetness that’s Petra within the sundown.
One way or the other, this present day that was presupposed to be enjoyable had turned out to be probably the most lively ones we’d had thus far and positively probably the most rewarding as we uncovered elements of this historic misplaced Kingdom we’d maybe have missed out on in any other case.
Ultimately, we made our means 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 publish.
It’s a spot you already know even should you don’t realise it as you’ve seen it so might Hollywood motion pictures.
However, like I mentioned, extra on that within the subsequent publish. 😁😁
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