Leaving Little Petra, we made our approach over to Petra by way of a stop-off for lunch, as after we arrived again in Petra we’d be in search of 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 way to discover it and so armed with photographs of it, we employed a neighborhood information to attempt to take us there.
Our information ended up being a teenage boy who knew this entire place just like the again of his hand.
He quickly had us scrambling via these big boulders making our approach 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 don’t 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 performed 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 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, every part else was fairly simple.
And by simple, I don’t imply simple.
You’re nonetheless mountaineering up within the mountains however not less than there was nothing that triggered any of our concern of heights.
The panorama up right here by the way in which 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 just positively would have missed out on if you happen to 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 way in which we went again down felt like a significantly better choice for getting up right here and even got here with stairs).
Ultimately, we determined to cease for a second to take in the solar slowly beginning to dip and get ourselves some tea at a tiny little shack we discovered on the high.
Additionally, full disclosure, the explanation why we have been okay with ingesting 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 in regards to the supply of the water.
Additionally, its price 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 up to now, the journey again down.
I do know a number of folks actually don’t like downhill mountaineering however it’s like considered one of my favorite issues to do.
Uphill mountaineering I battle with and might 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 go away for the desert the subsequent day and so we needed to take a second after we obtained to the underside to soak up the wonder that’s Petra within the sundown.
In some way, today that was purported to be enjoyable had turned out to be probably the most lively ones we’d had up to now and positively probably the most rewarding as we uncovered elements of this historic 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 unbelievable canyon the place we discovered a bar to toast to how superb Petra had been.
See you in Wadi Rum within the subsequent publish.
It’s a spot you already know even if you happen to don’t realise it as you’ve seen it so could Hollywood motion pictures.
However, like I stated, extra on that within the subsequent publish. 😁😁
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