Upon awakening, we ate breakfast and hopped into 4x4's to go across the desert and follow the Lawrence of Arabia trail. This unmarked desert path was the route Lawrence of Arabia took when he led the uprising in Aqaba, Jordan's port city on the Red Sea. It was pretty awesome, for being in a desert. All the once-in-a-lifetime sights start running together after a while, you know?
Wow, another mountain.
After 4 hours in the trucks, we arrived in Aqaba. Aqaba is now a resort town in Jordan, popular among Europeans (especially Portuguese for some reason). We got to go out on tour boats and snorkel among the Red Sea reefs while our boat captains blasted Arabic house music. I saw some cool fish, a submerged Army tank (WTF?), and got a lot of saltwater in my eyes.
The Aqaba coast
The flag of the Arab Revolt, which led to the founding of Jordan. Also is used as the Palestinian flag...no comment
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