12/22/2013

I woke up and went to breakfast to find the rest of my tour had arrived over night. We had breakfast and got organised so that we were on the road by 10am. We rode to a mosaic museum and saw Jordan: biblical, historical, and modern. Before leaving we each contributed to the largest mosaic in the world. 

Next we went to mt. Nebo. It is the place where Mosses saw the promised land and died. It now more important to Christians than Jews after a visit by the pope for the millennium. On a clear day you can see past Jersulam, unfortunately it was not a clear day. 

We finished our 60km for the day just before sunset and hiked to the castle where John the Baptist was supposed to be beheaded. It was a beautiful red sunset. 

Tonight we stayed with a local family they fed us tea, coffee, meat, rice, vegetables, salad, and popcorn. They made men and women sleep on the floors in seperate rooms which the couples were not happy about. We had thin mattresses and super heavy blankets. Luckily I brought my sleeping bag so I was completely self contained and comfortable. 

Unfortunately the toilets left a bit to be desired.