13. Litte Petra

The next morning we packed up again, it was sooooo good being in a hotel room for two nights in a row! The day ahead: Little Petra and drive to Wadi Rum. 

This is the entrance to it's small Siq. There was nobody here at all. 

Little Petra (its real name is Siq al-Barid) was the agricultural centre and trading suburb. It was also a supply hub for passing camel caravans. This temple (below) is very small compared to the Treasury and Monastery but I liked it because it looked organically immersed into the rock. 

These weren't tombs but cooking and dining areas to feed the travellers. 





















The walls are blackened from Bedouin campfires and they were stunning - like abstract paintings. 

Mum and I played around in the rock openings (Mum was a bit more challenged at being creative!)

The goats were even trying out their own tomb-cut modelling! 

Before we left Wadi Musa and Petra we stopped for a final panoramic view. 



It's easy to see why this astonishing city was a secret for hundreds of years ... because it's in this mountainous desert rocky landscape.

It took about two hours to drive fro Petra to Wadi Rum, but the desert landscape changed even more. 

This scene from the car is just so normal to me now. 

More pedestrian goats. 

This landscape almost looks like a painting. The driver needed a toilet stop, so we soaked in the view.

And took more photos!

This is when we knew we were getting close to Wadi Rum! (photo below)