Canyon Beach Resort Taba

... over shouting at each other in arabic over
camel prices all while the sun seared the desert sand and the
temperature steadily climbed to 125. Yep I was glad that was not my
job. I will never complain again about the lack of airconditioning in
my classroom in late august.



the 2nd stop was toEdfu stemple. This was an amazing temple fortress
but was damaged during the crusades. The stone ceiling was blackned fom
a fire in the 1300īs and I couldnīt help ...

... last, we made it to Aqaba, and it's a nice cool 40 degrees here, so hot that even the camels here are wearing shorts. We are perpetually hot, and feeling tired from the heat. We will be going for a swim shortly, so that should relieve us greatly. We are drinking the equivalent of Lake Erie in bottled water daily, just to stay even. But, comparedto the cold that I'm hearing about at home, I'll take the heat. We are excited because we just booked a desert safari which ...

... As my body is full of desert sand, I have decided that the best way to remove it is to go and spend some hours swimming at the sea. Thus, early in the morning I head to Aqaba. As the guide says, there is not much to see in this town. It is rather modern from an architectural point of view and the traffic is just chaotic (like in any other Middle East city). On top of that, the beaches are not exactly beautiful. But beneath the golden waves of ...

... Well, there were 2 dancers and they went around and around, faster and faster as if trying to out-do each other. It was incredible! March 2 Monday Another cool and cloudy day. The man at the beach must be getting lonely as I am sure all those who go down soon come back. We spend the day in the room when it is cloudy and out by the pool when the sun comes out. Our last night and we thought the meals were going down-hill fast. The soup and breads/buns were always good. They ...

... passport, automatically charged to my credit card! Worked out great. I go back downstairs to the bookstore to see if they have a su do ku book, yes and it is a small thin one for only $15. Yikes. Len finds two books at the store upstairs for less. Soon the bus is filled and we leave. There is a family from NY on standby, the driver lets them on. They are in Israel as a celebration of their son Joshua's barmitsfa and going to Eilat for some warm weather ...

... Sea highway and was that ever beautiful!  It took about the same time to get home-less speed bumps but more stop points so it's a trade off.  The scenery was truly breathtaking and worth another drive.  I got the best picture of a sunset that I have ever taken!   Back in Amman, the first priority was the bathroom and then time to crash.  Lots of time in the car but truly a good day out!

... Speaking of the beach, I feel a little sad seeing the mothers of small children coming to the beach in their full-gown garb. My apologies again for the lack of pictures. The internet connections I've found are very slow and the computers are limited. Also, please forgive any repetition from previous blogs, I've written quite a few post cards out and a journal as well, so it's hard for me to keep straight what I've written where.

... We argue it down to $17 and he makes us promise to not tell the other passengers our ridiculous deal. One of the other passengers mentions that they are paying the same low price. 1:10pm: We try to cancel the ticket we have bought and the guy tells us it will cost $5. 1:15pm: The minibus leaves without us. Travis mentally kicks himself for buying the ticket so early. 3:00pm: The ticket guy tells the two ...

... was muted and rather disjointed; many of us were not quite awake. At 9:00 we said goodbye to the very pleasant staff and Abu Omar, our driver took us back to Aqaba where we planned to spend a good part of the day on a beach on the Red Sea. We drove south of Aqaba, on the road leading the border with Saudi Arabia. Someone had recommended a beach and dive center to us where we could snorkel, but when we stopped ...

... t blogged yet, haha... SO. 100 USD on BLACK. Here we Go. If I win... Hilton. If I Lose. The Beach. 16 RED.... ****! What a **** story... I can't leave like this, Not when there are hot ukrainean women buying me drinks in the hotel, I go to the Cashier... Give me more money! SO. 200 USD on BLACK. Here we Go again.... If I win.... Hilton. If I Lose I Cry. ... I cry. It lands on 27 RED ...