Leaving Little Petra, we made our method over to Petra by way of a stop-off for lunch, as once we arrived again in Petra we’d be on the lookout for a viewpoint that we’d seen so many instances in pictures 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 pictures of it, we employed an area 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 via these big boulders making our technique 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 do not know what possessed us to go forward and take these pictures 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 loads 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 had been completed right here, we retraced our steps again in direction of the place we got here up the canyon, however as an alternative of taking place, we went round to take a look at the opposite elements 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 method over to the alternative facet of the place we’d simply been however after that, all the things else was fairly easy.
And by easy, I don’t imply straightforward.
You’re nonetheless mountain climbing up within the mountains however a minimum of there was nothing that triggered any of our concern of heights.
The panorama up right here by the best way is simply completely beautiful and also you get such a distinct appreciation for Petra from right here.
You additionally get to see so many extra buildings that you simply positively would have missed out on in case you simply caught to the trail on the backside, although with that being mentioned, there are positively loads much less scary methods to search out your method up right here (like the best way we went again down felt like a a lot better choice 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 prime.
Additionally, full disclosure, the explanation why we had been okay with consuming teas and coffees like it’s because they’re boiled and piping scorching which alleviated any issues 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 thus far, the journey again down.
I do know plenty of individuals actually don’t like downhill mountain climbing however it’s like one in all my favorite issues to do.
Uphill mountain climbing I wrestle 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 is able to really be our remaining 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 once we received to the underside to absorb the sweetness that’s Petra within the sundown.
In some way, today that was speculated to be stress-free had turned out to be probably the most lively ones we’d had thus far and positively probably the most rewarding as we uncovered facets of this historic misplaced Kingdom we’d maybe have missed out on in any other case.
Finally, we made our method again to the doorway, by way of 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 submit.
It’s a spot you already know even in case you don’t realise it as you’ve seen it so could Hollywood motion pictures.
However, like I mentioned, extra on that within the subsequent submit. 😁😁
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