Leaving Little Petra, we made our approach over to Petra by way of a stop-off for lunch, as once we arrived again in Petra we might be in search of 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 thought the best way to discover it and so armed with photographs 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 these large 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 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 so much 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 have been achieved 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 approach over to the alternative 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 at the least there was nothing that triggered any of our worry of heights.
The panorama up right here by the way in which 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 just undoubtedly would have missed out on if you happen to simply caught to the trail on the backside, although with that being stated, there are undoubtedly so much much less scary methods to seek out your approach up right here (like the way in which 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 prime.
Additionally, full disclosure, the rationale why we have 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 concerning 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 to this point, the journey again down.
I do know a lot of folks actually don’t like downhill climbing however it’s like one in every of my favorite issues to do.
Uphill climbing I wrestle with and might 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 may truly be our remaining day of the journey in Petra earlier than we would go away 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, today that was purported to be stress-free had turned out to be one of the lively ones we’d had to this point and undoubtedly one of the rewarding as we uncovered elements of this historic misplaced Kingdom we’d maybe have missed out on in any other case.
Finally, we made our approach again to the doorway, by way of the unbelievable canyon the place we discovered a bar to toast to how wonderful Petra had been.
See you in Wadi Rum within the subsequent put up.
It’s a spot you already know even if you happen to don’t realise it as you’ve seen it so might Hollywood motion pictures.
However, like I stated, extra on that within the subsequent put up. 😁😁
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