Welcome to Jordan!

The flight was long and one poor one year old cried all the way. Several grandmotherly women came by offering the young mother suggestions and even held and rocked the baby with little success. Earbuds blocked most of it.

I was met by a rep from the tour company and took me through immigration and customs. Was very easy but did take bags a bit to come out.

I met my driver and we drove to Petra with a bathroom and snack stop along the way. Sun sets about 6 do I didn't get to see the most interesting landscape as we neared Petra. As we went over one pass he told me they get snow here in the winter!

I'm now checked into my hotel and we've already modified my itinerary. On the plane I read two books on Petra and the is a smaller ruin called Little Petra that isn't as crowded as Petra. They have a trail that starts in Little Petra and goes into Petra, about 5 miles in total so I decided to do that instead of just visiting Petra.

I didn't pack a jacket cause I thought it would be hot so we stopped and I bought a hoodie, mostly for the Petra at night display tomorrow night.

Eating at a Jordanian buffet for dinner. Have no idea of what I'm eating but it is good.

If this is a bit of a ramble I've been up for 30 hours.

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