Day 12 - Thursday 12/10/2006

Hi all,
Had a great am in Petra. We hired a guide, fascinating stuff lots of fotos to come. It was so hot and we were so tired, that we hired horses to take us back to our bikes. I rode unaided, honest it was a wild Arabian stallion. More like a cross between a donkey and a pony but I managed to stay on. Southern jordan is very dramatic, mountains, desert, camels, sandstorms, but no beer!We are stuck in Aqaba port. It's 5 pm and the ferry to egypt should leave at 9 pm. We will arrive at about 1 am. Not only is it ramadan but the guys are going to mecca or coming back from mecca or just meccaring about. Things could get a little noisy I think. The sun is just setting over the gulf of Aqaba which mean everyone will start eating now.

Bye for now.

Very early Friday morning update (02:30 am)
ARRIVED AFRICA!!!!!!! 13 HOURS TO DO A 3 AND A HALF MILE CROSSING..... IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK!!!! (Extract from Nick G's diary) ... ALMOST 3 DAYS WITHOUT BEER...SITUATION ALMOST AT CRISIS POINT!! I'VE HAD 5 FANTA'S TODAY!!! WORRIED I MIGHT BE ADDICTED!!! LOL...... NICK G.