Sunday, October 28, 2012


Tuesday 28th  October

This morning we went down to the Iraq Embassy to get via (very polite as we were with the Brigadier). Ready at midday as the chap needed to sign them was at the airport. We set off at 12.00 with Ginnie and Tuma for a picnic lunch at the hot springs at Zirea Ma’een. Through the police checks with the royal car and on past Zerka (a Christian Bedouin town!!) to the dust track leading down the Wadi to the springs.

This place was a Fedayeen headquarters. Never mind, had a great lunch and saw two Israeli planes pass low overhead. In case they were going to raid where we were, Tuma advised that we stay under the rock for a while. When all clear we changed into swim things and set off up the waterfall. The water in the fall and the stream was hot. Spent about half under the water (even a bath formed by a pool). Dressed and set off back along the dirt road.


Near the end we were stopped by Jordanian troops who wanted to know where we had been and tried to connect us with the planes. Tuma talked us out of that and, buying some food, we set off back to the house. Had dinner and said our farewells to G & T before retiring to bed.

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