Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100
The best part of my second day in Petra was meeting Mohammed and his family. On the way down via Wadi Farasa, I saw Mohammed tending sheep. His older sister was the only one in the family who could speak a bit of English, and she graciously invited me to drink shai in their cave.

The mother and brother arrived later on the donkey, referred to as "taxi." We drank endless cups of sugary tea while the children entertained me by wrestling, giving me pretty striped Petra rocks, and putting me on top of the donkey for a ride around the cave. I screamed like a baby--the ground felt really slanted!

Near the end I was lucky to get this gorgeous pose from the brothers. The cave, like all the rock in Petra, was just stunning.

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100
The best part of my second day in Petra was meeting Mohammed and his family. On the way down via Wadi Farasa, I saw Mohammed tending sheep. His older sister was the only one in the family who could speak a bit of English, and she graciously invited me to drink shai in their cave.

The mother and brother arrived later on the donkey, referred to as "taxi." We drank endless cups of sugary tea while the children entertained me by wrestling, giving me pretty striped Petra rocks, and putting me on top of the donkey for a ride around the cave. I screamed like a baby--the ground felt really slanted!

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100
This is a photo OF the High Place, rather than taken FROM the High Place. The remains of an obelisk is at the left. Stone pile marking a path on the right. This is where I started the beautiful hike down Wadi Farasa.

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Olympus OM-10 | Kodak Gold 200
The postcard view. Well worth the hour-and-15 hike in desert heat. Was it really 800 steps? I lost count with all the chattering with my new friends, the American girls I met while hiking and the Bedouin boys who were following them. After we reached the top, we found a cave to picnic in, and then climbed up to the "view point," where I took this shot.

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 400

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Olympus OM-10 | Kodak Gold 200
At your service! Camels wait patiently for riders.

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100
Despite the hassle from merchants and donkey guides throughout central Petra, climbing up to the Royal Tombs for this view gave me an incredible moment of peace.

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Olympus OM-10 | Kodak Gold 200
This is just one of the Royal Tombs. I never got tired of that gorgeous red rock.

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