Our First In-Jordan Adventure

Things have been pretty hectic around here for the past month, but we'll try to get caught up.  First on the list, our first adventure in Jordan since moving back in August.

The last weekend in September we rented a car and did some exploring.  After picking up the car on Thursday night, the first stop on our list was...IKEA!  Yes, Amman now has an IKEA and we needed to pick up a few things for the apartment.

Now to the more exotic.

Friday morning stop number two was the Abdali souk: basically a giant second-hand shop that's only there on Thursday night and Friday.  Most of it's super cheap, and you never know what they're going to have.

Stop three: the Dead Sea!  We used our ABS discount to get into a private beach and spent half the day chilling out either in the sea or the pool.  Very nice!

After that was the Dead Sea info center and scenic overlook, followed by the lookout at Mt. Nebo.

The next day we went for a drive up into the Dibeen Forest, north of Amman, and took a walk in the woods.  Trees, while somewhat rare in Amman, are plentiful there, and there's even one section fenced off as a sanctuary for fallow deer.

And that was it for that adventure.  What's next?  Who knows...

We Got a Kitten!

An Ode to Our New Cat, Flick

 The Miniature Menace,

           runs out of sight.

The Little Leaper,

           that likes to bite.

The Furry Fiend,

           who only looks sweet.

The Toothed Terror,

           that gnaws on our feet.

The Clawed Creeper,

           that thinks he is clever.

The Ankle Ambusher,

           attacking wherever.

Yes, you look cute,

           that’s to your credit.

We rescued you,

           don’t make us regret it!