Potfest

Monday: Up at 6, repacked the day sack & rucksack, had an early breakfast and we were walking by 8-15. It was quite breezy but sunny and hot walking along the sandy floor of the dry wadi.

 The terrain changed constantly throughout the day. We stopped at a bedouin tent for tea,

 later ate our packed lunch in the shade of a juniper tree, walked up a good track passing a few other trekking groups who were walking down from Dana to Feynan. By 2 the temperature was really hot and we had the steepest part of the walk up to Dana. Finally got there at around 3-45 walking in through the old ruined village to the Dana Guest House - our home for the night

- hot showers, comfy beds, a magnificent view over the whole valley we'd been walking up all day.

The place only has 9 bedrooms, was full tonight and we met some really interesting people over dinner. Lights and electricity meant I could catch up on the blog and recharge camera, phone and computer batteries, not to mention my own. Don't know what state my legs will be in in the morning. Hard day tomorrow, and 3 nights camping looms. I fear sartorial elegance may nosedive.