Wadi Rum

We left Petra a little late so our driver basically broke the land speed record to get us back to Wadi Rum for our 4x4 tour. We met our super adorable guide in his small pickup truck with 2 bench seats in the back and off we went.

Wadi Rum is so incredibly stunning and easy to see why it’s such a popular filming location—Lawrence of Arabia and pretty much anything set on Mars, including The Martian (one of my favorites!). Our driver was super surprised that we’d get to a spot, look around, maybe take a few photos and then say, let’s go! Getting bounced around in the back of a pickup at high speeds through the Jordanian desert is definitely my idea of a good time! 🤩

He made sure to get us to a gorgeous overlook to take in the spectacular sunset—I counted 7 layers of mountain ranges stretching to the horizon—and served us hot sweet tea in real glasses. I nearly cried from happiness.

I joked about wanting to drive and, to my surprise, the driver agreed. I almost buried the rig at the initial takeoff from the deep sand but he guided me through it and off we went. SO. MUCH. FUN. The guide had a huge smile too…I think it was a pretty novel experience for him.

We passed a few of his buddies with me behind the wheel, so I’m sure there was a fair amount of “crazy woman driver” conversation and ribbing later. 🤣

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