I’ve been wanting to come here for years. The Nabateans were an amazing race of people who managed to tame one of the harshes landscapes in history. They turned the Wadi Musa into a very successful trading centre which thrived for many years until the Romans came and took over the business and then finally Mother Nature had the final word with an earthquake. We can only imagine what this place was like. Looking at what remains is quite remarkable.

The incredible entrance to Petra

There is so much to explore here and when you venture further into the valley you see the many dwellings that have been hewn from the sandstone and some places are tombs. There is even an amphitheatre that was carved from the rock rather than being constructed. This one sits about 4500 people and faces North so that the sun was not in the audiences eyes.

I continued on until I reached what they call the Monastery which is the largest carved monument here and then it was time for coffee and a snack at the end of the world with my new friend Captain Jack.

Tomorrow I’ll hopefully go back to walk to Little Petra which to be honest I have no idea about.