All the Jordan photos are up. I will have to get my second wind before I can upload Egypt. Enjoy for now… Jordan

Long day getting to Jordan.
Jeffrey’s Bay to Port Elizabeth, 1 hour drive.
P.E. to Johannesburg, 1 1/2 hr. flight. (4 hour layover in Jo’burg)
Johannesburg to Dubai, 8 hour flight. (9 hour layover in Dubai!)
Dubai to Amman, 4 hour flight.
We met up with our friend Morlene at Dubai airport. Morlene flew in from Hong Kong. Yvonne’s mom flew into Amman the next day.
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Although the majority of it’s citizens are Muslim, Jordan is officially a secular country, the country is not ruled under Islamic law. Women in Jordan have the right and privilege to vote and drive. The legal age to get married is 18 years old - the age is much younger in other Middle Eastern countries.
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There were several things that impressed me about Jordan. I did not see a single homeless person on the streets. The country for the most part is very clean, not too much litter scattered around (except for cigarettes butts). Clean public toilets i.e. restaurants etc… and the people were friendly and helpful - so nice to be in a country where people will help you out and not expect anything in return.
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We saw several historial sites in Jordan, most notably - Mt. Nebo (this is where Moses saw the “promised land”, Moses also died near Mt. Nebo), the Dead Sea and of course the famous ruins of Petra (very impressive we’ll post photos time permitting).
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Now we’re in Egypt and it’s been a rather frustrating trip for all of four of us. I promised myself I won’t get into a long exhausting rant about this place. To be brief, there’s always a “catch”, you get nickeled and dime for everything little thing out here. But I must say the sites we’ve seen so far have been quite impressive, it’s getting to these places that’s the frustrating part.
I’m glad that Morlene and Yvonne’s mom has been traveling with us, having additional company helps diffuse alot of tension and frustration.