Driving south, we came to a cliff line. Wadi Rum stretched out before us. Rocks and sand were visible as far as the eye could see. (Rum is Arabic for sand) This was Lawrence of Arabia territory (the movie was filmed extensively here, along with many others including recent movies like The Martian). We stopped for lunch, which had our last real bathrooms for two days. Our bus would be leaving us in the meantime. We loaded into trucks for a quick drive through the sands to our campsite. Settling into our Bedouin goat-hair tent, it was time to start […]