Another day, another adventure! We got up (slightly unwillingly) very early this morning to make sure we were able to leave on time. The food again was GREAT! We had a large variety of meats, cheeses, humus, breads, pastries, cereal, and what not. Always good to get some delicious food in beforehand.
From there, we had a several hour bus ride to the Dana Wildlife Reserve. This reserve houses 4 different Biogeographical Zones. Along the way, we stopped at a sign signifying we were exactly at sea level! We had dropped ~900 km to get to that point, so we were constantly popping our ears…We also were pleasantly surprised by the variety of landscapes! We stopped outside to get trucks and drivers to cart ourselves and luggage to the Feynan Eco-Lodge. Although the distance from reception building to the actual lodge was relatively short, it took almost 30 minutes due to the crazy rocky road/terrain. In the end we were able to make it there with no problems. Once there, the head chef and his pupils then gave us time to practice and create our own lunch! (sorry no pictures; all of my pictures have people in them and I’m not comfortable posting those online). The rooms only have electricity in the bathrooms, so the rest is natural lighting during the day and candles by night. Each of the beds had netting around it to protect from potential mosquitoes. Another day, another adventure! We got up (slightly unwillingly) very early this morning to make sure we were able to leave on time. The food again was GREAT! We had a large variety of meats, cheeses, humus, breads, pastries, cereal, and what not. Always good to get some delicious food in beforehand. From there, we had a several hour bus ride to the Dana Wildlife Reserve. This reserve houses 4 different Biogeographical Zones. Along the way, we stopped at a sign signifying we were exactly at sea level! We had dropped ~900 km to get to that point, so we were constantly popping our ears…We also were pleasantly surprised by the variety of landscapes! We stopped outside to get trucks and drivers to cart ourselves and luggage to the Feynan Eco-Lodge. Although the distance from reception building to the actual lodge was relatively short, it took almost 30 minutes due to the crazy rocky road/terrain. In the end we were able to make it there with no problems. Once there, the head chef and his pupils then gave us time to practice and create our own lunch! (sorry no pictures; all of my pictures have people in them and I’m not comfortable posting those online). The rooms only have electricity in the bathrooms, so the rest is natural lighting during the day and candles by night. Each of the beds had netting around it to protect from potential mosquitoes. Next, we were given 2.5 hours of free time (read: sleep!). Afterwards, we joined together in the common area and those wanting to go on a sunset hike were able to leave with a guide. The progression of the hike began with flat terrain, the middle section was a little rougher since we climbed up a hill, and the last part was decently arduous (climbing straight uphill to another even higher hill). The view was spectacular and well worth the climb. After hiking back down—and grabbing some amazing tea on the way—we returned to the lodge for dinner. It was beautiful to see the reserve at night, only dotted with flickering candlelight. We finished the final touches of a perfect day by stargazing on the roof. There is something majestic and magical about lying down, seeing the black velvet sky dotted with twinkling stars and breathing in the cool clean air. Tomorrow is going to be a not-as-early time frame. We will be meeting up for breakfast at 7:30ish, and be on the bus and on our way by 9:00. Our next biggest stop is Petra—Hint: a very famous movie was filmed there....
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