Day 19 & 20 - On the road to Eilat

Yesterday was basically a travel day from Jerusalem to Eilat. We did stop at the Ein Geti falls for a quick dip in the 8 inches of water below the 15 foot waterfall.

And then stopped at King Solomon’s Pillars

These pillars were not man made but created by wind and rain (apparently it does rain here in the winter)

Samantha holding up one of the pillars

Before arriving at our hotel.

Today however we were treated to an excellent breakfast and then off to see a few other countries in the neighbourhood. So today’s quiz is how many countries can you see from Eilat (including Israel)? To make it easy I’ve made it multiple choice.

1. One Country
2. Two Counties
3. Three Countries
4. Four Countries

The correct answer is Four Countries.

Israel

Jordan

Egypt

Saudi Arabia (I bet that one surprised you - unless you've been here before)

So as the crow flies, it is 7 miles from the Egypt border to the Jordan border, with Israel in between. Saudi Arabia is slightly south from the Jordan border

That is Jordan in the background from our hotel (Saudi Arabia is hard to see in this photo but it's there as well)

And that is Egypt in the background from the same hotel room

Jordan border crossing

And a Jordan guard tower for extra measure

And the Egypt border crossing

After driving from the Jordan border to the Egypt border (which took about 10 minutes) we stopped at a stone factory where they make jewelry

Here is the fellow cutting the stone

Here he is sanding it

And finally polishing it

And the finished product

And here is the picture of me buying it (why is it they can always see me coming from a mile away)

Back on the bus and to our last stop for the day, the Red Sea.

So now I can say, I've done the Med, the Dead and the Red (Sea that is)

And so has Samantha

Photo of Sheryl to follow (can't find a card reader anywhere)

The remainder of the day was us sitting around the pool and then a great BBQ dinner

Now that's a BBQ setup

Tomorrow is our last day of the tour. Wonder what will be in store... Say tuned.