The Road to Jericho

Well, sorry it has been so long since my last post, but the internet isn't that great here, so I've been saving my posts up. Expect a few to come through today! I'll try to get up to date.

Road to Jericho

Well, Amman in Jordan actually, but we had to pass by Jericho on the way. We're on our way to Kenya at the moment, flying from Amman. Apparently it's a lot less hassle crossing the boarder into Jordan than flying out of Tel Aviv where security is extremely tight and passing through can take hours. So instead we got a 1.5 hour cab ride to the Jordanian boarder and another hour or so to the Amman airport.

The road to Jordan heads out though the West Bank and across the dessert towards the top of the Dead Sea and Jericho near the Jordanian boarder. As you head east, the land rapidly becomes more hilly and desolate.

There is the odd Bedouin camp along the way, but very little else. The Bedouin are traditionally nomadic, but are more likely to live in semi-permanent tin shacks these days. We did however, see a couple of tents on the Jordanian side of the boarder. I'm not sure how they manage in the extreme heat of the desert, however, I did notice satellite dishes outside of a number of shacks, so they still manage to get TV I guess.

We only saw the Dead Sea off in the distance, but I'd be keen to come back and check it out if I get the chance.