Mt. Nebo, Karak Castle & driving

Today we had a lot of driving but it was broken up with some interesting stops. Very cool and windy, we visited Mt. Nebo, where Moses ascended to view the promised land, which he did not enter. There were a lot of marble tile mosaic pictures and floors. Then a stop at a workshop and store of many items made by handicapped people. Lunch was from a clean takeout restaurant in a poor area: pita pockets with falafel balls and vegetables. The Karak castle, built and occupied by various people’s over the decades was an interesting stop; the Crusaders were the main occupants. Only 10% of the castle area remains, the rest has homes on the land. From there, it was a 3 hour drive to our hotel near Petra. With great Wifi on the bus, it makes travelling easy. Our guide is doing a fantastic job. Jordan is dry but has enough water for many crops, numerous plantings a year due to the excellent growing climate. Energy in Jordan is interesting. They have a huge number of windmills and solar panels. The goal is to change to electric vehicles by the end of 2020 to reduce dependence on neighbouring oil producing countries. Garbage is a big problem in 25% of the country that they are trying to address. We were able to catch the sunset!Read more