Leaving Little Petra, we made our manner over to Petra by way of 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 point of view appeared, we had no concept 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 these enormous boulders making our method to the highest of the hill simply above Petra.
The upper we climbed, the scarier it received, and by the point we arrived on the viewpoint, with the carpet all laid out earlier than us, my concern of heights was in full overdrive.
I nonetheless don’t 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 direction of the place we got here up the canyon, however as a substitute 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 manner over to the alternative facet of the place we’d simply been however after that, all the pieces 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 concern of heights.
The panorama up right here by the best way is simply completely attractive and also you get such a unique appreciation for Petra from right here.
You additionally get to see so many extra constructions that you simply positively would have missed out on when you simply caught to the trail on the backside, although with that being stated, there are positively rather a lot much less scary methods to search out your manner 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).
Finally, we determined to cease for a second to absorb 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 rationale why we have been okay with consuming 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 concerning 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 simplest a part of the hike to this point, the journey again down.
I do know a lot 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 shall 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 particular person in any group. Hehe!
This could truly be our last day of the journey in Petra earlier than we would go away for the desert the following day and so we needed to take a second after we received to the underside to soak up the wonder that’s Petra within the sundown.
By some means, today that was purported to be stress-free had turned out to be one of the vital lively ones we’d had to this point and positively one of the vital 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 manner again to the doorway, by way of the unimaginable canyon the place we discovered a bar to toast to how wonderful Petra had been.
See you in Wadi Rum within the subsequent submit.
It’s a spot you already know even when you don’t realise it as you’ve seen it so could Hollywood motion pictures.
However, like I stated, extra on that within the subsequent submit. 😁😁
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