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’d be searching for a viewpoint that we’d seen so many occasions in photographs and movies (earlier than arriving in Petra).
As apparent as the perspective appeared, we had no thought easy methods 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 complete place just like the again of his hand.
He quickly had us scrambling via these enormous boulders making our solution to the highest of the hill simply above Petra.
The upper we climbed, the scarier it obtained, 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 rather a lot 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 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 other facet of the place we’d simply been however after that, all the pieces else was fairly easy.
And by easy, I don’t imply straightforward.
You’re nonetheless climbing up within the mountains however a minimum of there was nothing that triggered any of our worry of heights.
The panorama up right here by the best way 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 constructions that you simply positively would have missed out on in the event you simply caught to the trail on the backside, although with that being stated, there are positively rather a lot much less scary methods to search out your approach 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).
Ultimately, 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 rationale why we have been okay with ingesting teas and coffees like it’s because they’re boiled and piping sizzling 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 ingesting any of those teas so you can also 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 a number of folks actually don’t like downhill climbing however it’s like one among my favorite issues to do.
Uphill climbing I battle with and shall be one of many slowest in any group (I simply discover that I must take my time a bit extra with that) however downhill?
Oh, I’ll be on the quickest individual in any group. Hehe!
This may truly be our last 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 obtained to the underside to soak up the wonder that’s Petra within the sundown.
In some way, this present day that was purported to be stress-free had turned out to be one of the vital lively ones we’d had thus far and positively one of the vital rewarding as we uncovered features of this historical misplaced Kingdom we’d maybe have missed out on in any other case.
Ultimately, we made our approach again to the doorway, by way of the unimaginable 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 the event you don’t realise it as you’ve seen it so could Hollywood films.
However, like I stated, extra on that within the subsequent submit. 😁😁
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