Petra

Who would have thought that a trip to the hidden city at Petra in Jordan could be cancelled due to fog and snow! Well it happened - the road thru the mountains was closed so the 16 coaches were turned back by the police. Very disappointing so we spent the afternoon browsing around the old town instead. Apart from that - an enjoyable cruise so far. (original blog from boats internet 'cafe' - photo added later)

Red Sea

We are off cruisin on the Red Sea on the Thomson Celebration this Thursday. Its Rosemary's birthday in 1st March so its a good excuse to get away from the cold weather for a week every year. Well its what we did last year so it may become a habit. I may try and update the blog from the boat too.

Red Sea Cruise in 2010

River Nile at Luxor

We booked the Thompson Celebration again to the Red Sea specifically to visit the ancient site at Petra. Believe it or not the road over the mountains in Jordan was blocked by a freak snow storm so the tour buses had to turn round and we never saw Petra. We did manage a tour to the Valley of the Kings later with an overnight stay in a hotel overlooking the Nile at Luxor

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