After we cooled down from the heat of Petra we boarded our bus and headed for the Wadi Rum, about an hour and a half away …

Upon arrival we dressed for the occasion …

… and headed for the Toyota Utes …

Then we were off in convoy across an amazing landscape of desert and canyons … eating sand and hanging on!!!

… passing a few locals along the way (just try to take a photo with one hand on the back of a bouncing ute!!)

Our first stop was for tea in a tent with a local tribe …

and a very curious kitten …

… and a rock carving of Lawrence of Arabia …

Then we were back in the utes …

… for another desert “bash” through Lawrence of Arabia territory … the colours and the rock formations were wonderous and the camera was overheating!!

We arrived at a Bedouin camp where we were greeted royally …

We were all seated in tents and entertained with drinks and dancing …

… then we all watched as our dinner was “dug up” from an underground oven … delicious smelling goat and chicken …

… and a wonderful buffet of meats and delicious local dishes and salads prepared for us …

After dinner, as the sun was setting over this stunning landscape, we again boarded our utes to return to the bus and back to the ship in Aqaba.

A fabulous day I will never forget.