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by Arabi Abdelhaq
And so, I find myself going up and down the hilly roads of western Jordan, not looking back at the dozen DVDs I left on the computer shelf, I'm so done with ejecting and inserting disks that tell about stories never seem to happen and surely never seem to end.
When the bus stopped after a rally-like course down the top of the main street that was not so much far from Al-Kerak Castle, and taking a look down across the small farms that were hanging on the slopes of the mountain we were standing on, I thought to myself that there better be an adventure in the green spot I see at the bottom of the valley, well, everything was prepared for an adventure, the group of Jordanians and foreigners were as if ready to do the walk of their life time; with their back bags loaded with an abundance of food, an insisted-on 6 L of water, dates , nuts, and surely the spirit of adventure.
Yellow crab: "Find yourself another spot to walk on".
To flow with the water flow is an amazing sensation by itself, to be guided by water, and be entertained by its company, even when at some points you look around and find nobody (even if only for a few minutes), but still be sure that someone is still there, Nature! Which means also little frogs, crabs, fish, and of course red & blue dragon flies.
The real challenge was doing the abseiling part -at two different places- I had a bad experience once four years prior in a scout's camp; I hang upside down all 40m from top to bottom of the 40m tower! But this time, it was a revenge time for me to enjoy abseiling, and I surely did, Not only did I trust the equipment we used, but also trusted Rakan, Tala, and the supervisory team. Surely their instructions and abiding by them made it an enjoyable abseiling experience!
All in all, Wadi el Kerak was an amazing place to be at; small details have made all the difference, the thought of hiking feet in water, eyes gazing around at the palm trees springing from marvelously shaped rocks, fresh air breezes of a rosy scent, and a great company, made the trip what it really is, a wonderful ride offered by nature!