After six months in Europe, it is time to get back on the road and see more of the world! We move now to the Middle East, starting in Jordan. We arrived at night and at a fairly nice international hotel - where guests enter through an X-ray machine! The next day the touring began with our guide Ra’ed and driver Majdy - both of whom have been superb. We made our way south toward the ancient ruins of Petra, stopping at holy sites: the place where Jesus was baptized, the mountain top where Moses died (in sight of the Promised Land he was told he would not live to enter), and a church that contains a mosaic that is the most ancient map of the region still existing. The flavor of Jordan is all new and the whole family is excited to be here. Tomorrow - headed into the desert by jeep.