![Welcome to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926418.DSC_0480.JPG) Welcome to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
![Filling up in Amman, gas runs about 47 US cents per litre ($1.75 per gallon)](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/large/41926346.DSC_0493.jpg) Filling up in Amman, gas runs about 47 US cents per litre ($1.75 per gallon) |
![The turnoff from Amman for the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926348.DSC_0495.JPG) The turnoff from Amman for the Dead Sea |
![Highway from Amman to the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125818697.9z98d60P.JerusalemMay100032.jpg) Highway from Amman to the Dead Sea |
![It is a long descent from Amman, which lies around 2400 ft above sea level to the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926349.DSC_0497.JPG) It is a long descent from Amman, which lies around 2400 ft above sea level to the Dead Sea |
![Highway from Amman to the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125818700.3JvXInJE.JerusalemMay100033.jpg) Highway from Amman to the Dead Sea |
![Dubai's World project advertised along the highway in Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926350.DSC_0502.JPG) Dubai's World project advertised along the highway in Jordan |
![My Avis rental car, 35 Jordanian dinars per day (US$50)](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926351.DSC_0507.JPG) My Avis rental car, 35 Jordanian dinars per day (US$50) |
![My Jordanian license plate](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926347.DSC_0494.JPG) My Jordanian license plate |
![Driving from Amman to the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926352.DSC_0508.JPG) Driving from Amman to the Dead Sea |
![Sea Level marker](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926353.DSC_0510.JPG) Sea Level marker |
![From sea level, it is still 18 km to the Dead Sea, 1400 ft below sea level](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926354.DSC_0511.JPG) From sea level, it is still 18 km to the Dead Sea, 1400 ft below sea level |
![A sign showing the Dead Sea in relation to Amman and Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926355.DSC_0512.JPG) A sign showing the Dead Sea in relation to Amman and Jerusalem |
![Jordanian telecom billboard with Dome of the Rock](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125818702.ESU88tmm.JerusalemMay100034.jpg) Jordanian telecom billboard with Dome of the Rock |
![Road to the King Hussein Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125818704.37Y0HCxr.JerusalemMay100037.jpg) Road to the King Hussein Bridge |
![Billboard along the road to the King Hussein Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/125818706.nRpN2XQN.JerusalemMay100038.jpg) Billboard along the road to the King Hussein Bridge |
![Turn off for the King Hussein Bridge across the Jordan River](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926356.DSC_0515.JPG) Turn off for the King Hussein Bridge across the Jordan River |
![From the north end of the Dead Sea, it is 285 km to Aqaba on the Red Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926357.DSC_0516.JPG) From the north end of the Dead Sea, it is 285 km to Aqaba on the Red Sea |
![The Dead Sea looking across to the Palestinian Territories on the West Bank, 20 miles from Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926358.DSC_0519.JPG) The Dead Sea looking across to the Palestinian Territories on the West Bank, 20 miles from Jerusalem |
![Tourist development along the Jordanian Dead Sea shoreline](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926359.DSC_0521.JPG) Tourist development along the Jordanian Dead Sea shoreline |
![Dead Sea Marriott](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926360.DSC_0522.JPG) Dead Sea Marriott |
![Amman Beach, Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926361.DSC_0525.JPG) Amman Beach, Dead Sea |
![Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926362.DSC_0526.JPG) Dead Sea |
![There are numerous wadis with lush vegetation entering into the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926363.DSC_0532.JPG) There are numerous wadis with lush vegetation entering into the Dead Sea |
![White salt deposits are visible above the Dead Sea waterline](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926364.DSC_0534.JPG) White salt deposits are visible above the Dead Sea waterline |
![Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926365.DSC_0540.JPG) Dead Sea |
![The Wadi Mujib Reserve protects are large wild area along the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926370.DSC_0558.JPG) The Wadi Mujib Reserve protects are large wild area along the Dead Sea |
![Fresh water from the highlands flows through a narrow canyon at Wadi Mujib](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926368.DSC_0547.JPG) Fresh water from the highlands flows through a narrow canyon at Wadi Mujib |
![Fresh water is trapped and piped away before entering the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926371.DSC_0561.JPG) Fresh water is trapped and piped away before entering the Dead Sea |
![There are numerous hiking trails in and around Wadi Mujib. Book ahead www.rscn.org.jo](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926369.DSC_0556.JPG) There are numerous hiking trails in and around Wadi Mujib. Book ahead www.rscn.org.jo |
![The hiking trails end in this canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926366.DSC_0541.JPG) The hiking trails end in this canyon |
![Wadi Mujib canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926367.DSC_0546.JPG) Wadi Mujib canyon |
![Wadi Mujib reserve is run by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926372.DSC_0563.JPG) Wadi Mujib reserve is run by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature |
![I was surprised to find Bedouin still living in tents in Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926373.DSC_0566.JPG) I was surprised to find Bedouin still living in tents in Jordan |
![School in the Jordanian town of Ghor Assal](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926374.DSC_0569.JPG) School in the Jordanian town of Ghor Assal |
![The school's map of Jordan does not include the West Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926375.DSC_0570.JPG) The school's map of Jordan does not include the West Bank |
![Ghor Assal school, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926376.DSC_0571.JPG) Ghor Assal school, Jordan |
![Camel in the desert off the Dead Sea Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926377.DSC_0578copy.jpg) Camel in the desert off the Dead Sea Highway |
![Herd of camels , Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926378.DSC_0583copy.jpg) Herd of camels , Jordan |
![Bedouin and camels off the main road](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926379.DSC_0584.JPG) Bedouin and camels off the main road |
![Herd of sheep and goats crossing the Dead Sea Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926380.DSC_0590copy.jpg) Herd of sheep and goats crossing the Dead Sea Highway |
![More Bedouin tents in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926978.DSC_0591copy.jpg) More Bedouin tents in the distance |
![Jordanian desert south of the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926979.DSC_0593copy.jpg) Jordanian desert south of the Dead Sea |
![Dead Sea Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926980.DSC_0594copy.jpg) Dead Sea Highway |
![Beir Mathoub Cafe, Dead Sea Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926981.DSC_0597.JPG) Beir Mathoub Cafe, Dead Sea Highway |
![Wadi headed into Israel](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926982.DSC_0601copy.jpg) Wadi headed into Israel |
![Wadi headed into Israel](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926986.DSC_0607copy.jpg) Wadi headed into Israel |
![Dead Sea Highway desert scenery](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926984.DSC_0602copy.jpg) Dead Sea Highway desert scenery |
![Wadi Araba runs a long distance north-south along the Israeli border](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926985.DSC_0605copy.jpg) Wadi Araba runs a long distance north-south along the Israeli border |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926987.DSC_0608.JPG) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Dead Sea Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926988.DSC_0611copy.jpg) Dead Sea Highway |
![Aqaba 85 km sign shop up a bit](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926989.DSC_0612.JPG) Aqaba 85 km sign shop up a bit |
![Dead Sea Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926990.DSC_0613copy.jpg) Dead Sea Highway |
![Elat, Israel signposted together with Aqaba](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926991.DSC_0614copy.jpg) Elat, Israel signposted together with Aqaba |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926992.DSC_0618copy.jpg) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926993.DSC_0620.JPG) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926994.DSC_0625copy.jpg) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![The first sign of habitation across the unfenced Israeli border](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41926995.DSC_0626copy.jpg) The first sign of habitation across the unfenced Israeli border |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927106.DSC_0627copy.jpg) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927471.DSC_0628copy.jpg) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927473.DSC_0633copy.jpg) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Ana bihaja illa istaraha](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927475.DSC_0634copy.jpg) Ana bihaja illa istaraha |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927477.DSC_0637copy.jpg) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927479.DSC_0640.JPG) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Dead Sea Highway, Wadi Araba](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927480.DSC_0641.JPG) Dead Sea Highway, Wadi Araba |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927481.DSC_0642.JPG) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Date farm, Wadi Araba](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927482.DSC_0645copy.jpg) Date farm, Wadi Araba |
![Israel in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927483.DSC_0648copy.jpg) Israel in the distance |
![Commerical farming in Israel](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927484.DSC_0649.JPG) Commerical farming in Israel |
![Wadi Araba, Jordan](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927485.DSC_0650copy.jpg) Wadi Araba, Jordan |
![Welcome to the Aqaba Special Economic Zone](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927487.DSC_0653copy.jpg) Welcome to the Aqaba Special Economic Zone |
![We've covered 310 km since Amman, a leisurely 5.5 hours with numerous stops](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41927486.DSC_0651copy.jpg) We've covered 310 km since Amman, a leisurely 5.5 hours with numerous stops |
![Turnoff for the border crossing to Elat, Israel](https://a4.pbase.com/u15/bmcmorrow/upload/41928132.DSC_0654.JPG) Turnoff for the border crossing to Elat, Israel |