Palmyra (or Tadmoor to the locals) is an extensive, well-preserved Roman city in the middle of the Syrian desert. It was once an oasis along the route between Bagdad and Damascus.
I also caught a nice glimpse of a herd of (wild?) camels drinking at a watering hole from the bus window.
I think anyone who has been to Jordan will agree that you need to be at least a little bit crazy to drive here. Fortunately, I qualify. It was my last few days in Jordan so why not…
I rented a car for 3 days to see some of the sites that are difficult to reach using public transport. The result? dipping feet in one international border (Jordan River with Israel/Palestine), 2 fun traveling companions, 920km, two beautiful nature reserves, 15 hitchhikers picked up, 5 castles, and only one warning from the speed control police.
Wadi Mujib and Wadi Dana Nature Reserves (more on these in another post)
Audrey and Muriel and I scrunched into the petite Kia Picanta (1100cc)
Dipping feet in the Jordan river (5m wide) literally spitting distance from Israel.
al-Azraq, al-Kharana, al-Amra, and Umm al-Jimr all out in the middle of some serious nowhere desert.
After visiting the Renaud’s in Des Moines, we stayed with our cousins in Boulder. Logan and Connor are just a bit younger than Alex.
Obviously this room is setup for teenagers. Connor was playing Alex’s guitar in the first picture.
Logan and Alex are demonstrating professional modeling poses. By all means, look off in random directions and look uninterested.
Melinda and Walt’s dog Olivia has a summer haircut
We also went to Greeley (Colorado) one afternoon to see my cousin Bethany and see Krista and clan on their home turf.
Finally, we went to Denver to have lunch with Heather, Mike, and Sophie
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