Dusted Off!
From yesterday we came home early from the dig site because of a severe sand storm hitting the region. This morning we awoke to what...
Sand Storms and Dolemans
We knocked off early today because of a sand storm. About 1pm the wind came in strong from the SSW bringing with it a cloud of sand from...
Another Dig Day
I have made some headway with getting good internet by buying a dongle that connects to fast broadband. However, uploading videos is...
The Food is mostly Yum!
We were late back to the hotel tonight so a little behind schedule. Tall El-Hammam has Highway 40 running past its northern boundary....
Northern Jordan
Today was the last day of our "weekend", back to the dig tomorrow. It was another day of bus and exploring old ruins in the north of...
Waitangi Day in Petra
It is almost 10.30pm in Amman and we are still in Waitangi Day being 11 hours behind NZ. We have been back at the hotel about an hour...
Ready Made Tracks
I was the first up the track to our dig site this morning. It is very dusty with the consistency of talcum powder. I noticed bird foot...
The Jordan Valley
Last day of the week is over and we are settling in for a quite night. We only did a half day then went and visited each others squares...
"This is Jordan" & Mortgages
"This is Jordan" is a statement of knowing that you learn. Today our bus broke down on the way home and we spent an hour on the shoulder...
"The Wall" #2
The archeologist, Josh, a young Aussie guy who is a great guy and lots of fun to work with, said take off the packed earth floor and...
