Roaming Brood

Readers- I just noticed that the last couple of posts had problems with their photos.  I have fixed them if you want to take a peek.  Sorry about that! As you know from our Covid-19 post in March 2020, we left Jordan early to make our way back to Canada.  We were supposed to continue our adventure until the end of June 2020- we lost 3.5 months of our trip.  Who could have ever predicted that a pandemic would be the reason we had to cut and run?! That said, we still have a few more posts to share in summary of some of our adventures and I'll start with this one! Travelling for 7 months, we had to use many public bathrooms/washrooms/restrooms...whatever you want to call them.  We were amused, shocked and sometimes even entertained, by the variety of signs and styles of the facilities we encountered.   I put together this post to highlight some of the more unique ones.  Enjoy! Mother and Child- Sydney, Australia Yellowstone National Park Japan Camb

One of the most fabulous skies we have ever seen  Jordan is bordered by Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia Jordanians are warm and welcoming Lots of people smoke- even 14 year-old kids There are police check points on the major highways Flash-flooding and road wash-outs are problems when it rains Hummus is served for breakfast, lunch and dinner but not with shawarma Shawarmas contain only meat and garlic sauce and are grilled on a panini press.  Pickled vegetables are served on the side. Pita is cheap and delicious and it is called 'shrak' Bedouin hospitality includes lots of tea Bedouin scarves are worn in different styles depending on the part of the country you are in Kids ride donkeys and tether them with old electrical wires Donkeys eat out of the trash cans Grown men get very excited when they see rain Shooting pistols in the desert is a past time Scarves are very useful when the wind blows the sand Food is flavoured but not spicy Weather is cooler than we

One of the experiences we were most looking forward to in Jordan was staying the night at the Feynan Ecolodge.  We booked this accommodation over a year ago and couldn't wait to spend the night in a such a remote location and participate in activities that would give back to the local Bedouin community. Sunbeams Unfortunately, due to the change in our travel plans, we would be back in Canada at the time of our scheduled night at Feynan!  We called the ecolodge and hoped, given the minimal tourism in Jordan days before the borders closed, we could re-schedule.  Lucky for us, they did have availability but, unfortunately,  due to all the rain, there was a flash flood and the road to the ecolodge was blocked by a river.  I guess it wasn't meant to be!  Now, however, we had a new problem- we were driving north from Wadi Rum, it was getting dark and we had no place to stay. Stunning sky Staying in Aqaba was not an option as it was too far south.  We did, how