I finally managed to destroy my first real pair of cargo pants. I feel slightly odd without it, but I've never been a pants-loving kind of man, so I think I'll get over it rather swiftly.
En-Nur the Camel has been on a walk-a-about for the past few days and I sincerely hope that he will return soon, because the stale bread we brought for him has almost turned into granite and also because I'm a camel-loving kind of guy. Well, not in a physically intimate kind of way, of course...
Which brings me to the next subject.
BREASTS!
I've always been a breast-loving kind of guy, you can interpret that any way you like, and this absence of even a nicely outfitted scenery of cleavage to look at is driving my up the walls. As long as those walls aren't the ones of a goat shed I should be all right, for now...
And now for something completely different...
We went to Petra last week. That was fucking, no pun intended, awesome!
When our driver saw we could get in for free he went along, but I think the man seriously came to rue his decision to follow a bunch of crazy cliff-jumpers on his day off. We took him to and fro and up and under every hill, mountain, nook and cranny we came across and this on his day off from his two, yes two, regular jobs during the week.
Allah wasn't entirely satisfied either and He caused our car to break down before we even started to head back. Many hours and friendly Jordanians who had cousins with the same type of battery later we were able to head back to Aqaba.
We had to sing for the entire two hour trip to keep the driver awake and I'm not sure who was more damaged by the experience, the poor driver or my fellow van-mates...
Anyhow, next Friday we got to the Wadi Rum, insjallah!
Tuesday 12 February 2008
Friday 1 February 2008
(In a bar) Under the Sea
I went snorkelling for the first time ever today.
That was fucking awesome.
Also, Spring has set in in Aqaba!
Hooray!
More sun!
Party!
Arak!
Beer!
That was fucking awesome.
Also, Spring has set in in Aqaba!
Hooray!
More sun!
Party!
Arak!
Beer!
Tuesday 29 January 2008
Then there was a Camel...
I looked up out if my trench and there was a camel (dromedary, I know...) looking back at me. Quite a familiar one, because it was the same that came grazing on our site yesterday. It belongs to gypsies, gypsies who actually sent the beast to scout our field.
A gypsy-boy came to pick it up after a while and had a good look at what was going on.
I liked it better when the gypsies were on our side, like in Bulgaria, but at least here we have fierce Bedouin warriors who make ewok-noises as they wobble around.
A gypsy-boy came to pick it up after a while and had a good look at what was going on.
I liked it better when the gypsies were on our side, like in Bulgaria, but at least here we have fierce Bedouin warriors who make ewok-noises as they wobble around.
Sunday 27 January 2008
Nothing but the Rain...
Yesterday was a day of firsts,
the first day in the field, the first time I got sandsprayed(hurts like hell, especially in the eyes...), the first Jordanian shoarma and several other firsts I can't remember.
Today was even cooler.
I have my own trench just outside the Ayla walls and I dig there with my trusty Jordanian assistant Jumah Abu Saleh. Today we found a wonderful piece of steatite pottery, together with a lot of glazed ware and medieval glass as well as several structures and charcoal remains.
Anyway, I'm off again, We're making steak and fries tonight!
the first day in the field, the first time I got sandsprayed(hurts like hell, especially in the eyes...), the first Jordanian shoarma and several other firsts I can't remember.
Today was even cooler.
I have my own trench just outside the Ayla walls and I dig there with my trusty Jordanian assistant Jumah Abu Saleh. Today we found a wonderful piece of steatite pottery, together with a lot of glazed ware and medieval glass as well as several structures and charcoal remains.
Anyway, I'm off again, We're making steak and fries tonight!
Nothing but the Rain...
Yesterday was a day of firsts,
the first day in the field, the first time I got sandsprayed(hurts like hell, especially in the eyes...), the first Jordanian shoarma and several other firsts I can't remember.
Today was even cooler.
I have my own trench just outside the Ayla walls and I dig there with my trusty Jordanian assistant Jumah Abu Saleh. Today we found a wonderful piece of steatite pottery, together with a lot of glazed ware and medieval glass as well as several structures and charcoal remains.
Anyway, I'm off again, We're making steak and fries tonight!
the first day in the field, the first time I got sandsprayed(hurts like hell, especially in the eyes...), the first Jordanian shoarma and several other firsts I can't remember.
Today was even cooler.
I have my own trench just outside the Ayla walls and I dig there with my trusty Jordanian assistant Jumah Abu Saleh. Today we found a wonderful piece of steatite pottery, together with a lot of glazed ware and medieval glass as well as several structures and charcoal remains.
Anyway, I'm off again, We're making steak and fries tonight!
Friday 25 January 2008
The First Day in the Desert
I love the desert.
I also know why...
It turns out I was Reynald le Chatillon in a past life.
I've always liked the Knights Templar and the Crusaders, but it wasn't until all these Arabs started staring at me with terrified eyes that realization dawned.
But anyway, real work doesn't start until tomorrow so it's some more Crusading till we start digging up Aila, the oldest Islamic settlement.
More tomorrow, insjallah.
I also know why...
It turns out I was Reynald le Chatillon in a past life.
I've always liked the Knights Templar and the Crusaders, but it wasn't until all these Arabs started staring at me with terrified eyes that realization dawned.
But anyway, real work doesn't start until tomorrow so it's some more Crusading till we start digging up Aila, the oldest Islamic settlement.
More tomorrow, insjallah.
Tuesday 8 January 2008
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