We had 23km bike through the desert. I found it much more fun today. There are bits where I got stuck but unlike yesterday, I was easily able to recover and find a new path. Next came the rolling down hills on paved road. I enjoyed them but the guides kept us together so I was really limited on how hard I could push. Our last 15km was on downhill on highway. The guide said go ahead so 3 of us pushed quite hard until we reached Aquaba. When we reached a place that we didn't know where to go we stopped. We waited about 10 minutes at which point the bus found us and took us back to the stoping point that we had blown past.
We had a delicious hummus lunch at a restaurant in Aquaba. There were choices so I had tahini, egg, tomato sauce, and spinach dip.
The next 2 hours I spent in the Red Sea. When I had planned this trip I was excited about the Dead Sea but in reality the Red Sea is much nicer. I swam laps around the swimming area and saw fish, coral, and sea urchins. The water stung my wounds just a bit but it was definitely worth it. Following the swim I got a shower and an ice cream. This was the first time that I realised just how bad we all smell. Oops.
Leaving the Red Sea resort we took a 4 hour bus ride back to Madaba on the desert highway. The views were nice for a bit but mostly it was just a relaxing ride of sleeping, cleaning out photos and watching a movie(Heaven's Kingdom, I think. I didn't pay much attention)
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