Leaving Little Petra, we made our method over to Petra through a stop-off for lunch, as after we arrived again in Petra we might be searching for a viewpoint that we’d seen so many instances in photographs and movies (earlier than arriving in Petra).
As apparent as the point of view 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 complete place just like the again of his hand.
He quickly had us scrambling by these big boulders making our technique 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 concern 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 quite a bit 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 accomplished right here, we retraced our steps again in the direction of the place we got here up the canyon, however as a substitute of happening, 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 method over to the alternative facet of the place we’d simply been however after that, every little thing else was fairly easy.
And by easy, I don’t imply straightforward.
You’re nonetheless mountain climbing up within the mountains however at the very least there was nothing that triggered any of our concern of heights.
The panorama up right here by the way in which is simply completely attractive and also you get such a distinct appreciation for Petra from right here.
You additionally get to see so many extra buildings that you just positively would have missed out on for those who simply caught to the trail on the backside, although with that being mentioned, there are positively quite a bit much less scary methods to seek out your method 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 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 consuming 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 price 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 best a part of the hike thus far, the journey again down.
I do know a lot of individuals actually don’t like downhill mountain climbing but it surely’s like considered one of my favorite issues to do.
Uphill mountain climbing I battle with and can 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 particular person in any group. Hehe!
This might really be our ultimate 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 after we obtained to the underside to soak up the sweetness that’s Petra within the sundown.
One way or the other, today that was alleged to be stress-free had turned out to be some of the energetic ones we’d had thus far and positively some of the rewarding as we uncovered facets of this historical misplaced Kingdom we’d maybe have missed out on in any other case.
Finally, we made our method again to the doorway, through 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 submit.
It’s a spot you already know even for those who 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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