Petra here we come. We were collected at the hotel and headed for passport control

Then the long walk to the next checking point - 5 check points in total and even more on our return home

Jordan has lots of nomads who spend their day minding the sheet/goats in what I call God forsaken landscapes

On finally arriving in Petra, today was a lull day with only 70+ buses. The height of the season with cruise ships can see 200+ buses.

Fr Gary going feral

The 2nd guide giving one of his talks

Police everywhere

Horse transport (for those keen) to the treasury

foot slogging for the rest

What the Petra residents carved out is amazing