After last night’s amazing dinner and entertainment I slept like a log. I thought it might be cold but the blanket that was on the bed made it rather toasty.

I got up just after 7:30 and went over for breakfast, looks like I was the first one there. Breakfast had many veg dishes and one curry looking thing along with bread and plenty of tea so it was not bad, not as good as dinner last night mind you.

An old Polish woman arrived at the camp yesterday and took a shine to me and she had stuck to me like glue ever since and so when I told her that I was doing the desert tour today she asked if she could tag along….. I said “sure” because that way we can share the cost. She is weird and I will dedicate a whole chapter to her.

The desert landscape of Wadi Rum is spectacular and there are so many photo moment. And I was also surprised to see just how many other tours were out and about. It was busier than the M8 in places.

We stop at a variety of places, however one place will be recognisable to those that have watched the movie The Martian. Well maybe you won’t. But there is one scene where the “Martian” is standing on a crop of rocks and in the distance you can see the mountain range that was in the movie.

We stopped at many locations and the last place we went to we could see the writings of the Nabateans high up on the rocks. Of course there always seems to be someone selling souvenirs at some of the better stops.

Great day out after spending the morning reading my book and sunning my injured foot.

Oh I nearly forgot, we went to the cave of Lawrence of Arabia.