Yesterday I was invited to go have a picnic in Wadi Rajib, a valley about 30 km northwest of Kufranjah with my landlord's sister and daughters and a couple of nephews. Forsaking my big Friday plans to do laundry and clean my house, I decided to go and it was AMAZING.
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| A view of the valley (arabic 101: wadi=valley) |
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It took a while to get to this viewpoint, but clearly it was well worth the journey. We parked the car in a field, and carried all of our picnic supplies through a very muddy, blustery field, through some bushes, up hills, down hills, past some goats in another blustery field, until we finally arrived at the perfect picnic spot.
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| Pictures never give natural beauty justice. But imagine this x 1000. The waterfall is beautiful and the caves protected us from the wind. | | | |
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| We decided to go exploring. Point of destination is the cave in the top center of the photo, right behind the green shrub. |
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| The voyage was not easy. |
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| Don't let her fool you. |
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| But we made it! |
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| The caves are remnants of a Byzantine church, likely from the 6th century. Some of the mosaics are still in tact. |
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| At one point, this was the inside of a church. |
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| Notice the one very wet pant leg. |
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| We returned safely in time to make and enjoy lunch. Complete with jadge, salata, patata, and cake. In Jordan PB&Js and granola bars just don't cut it. |
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| After several hours, we moved spots and settled down to drink some gawha (coffee) and watched... |
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| ...as some sheep passed by... |
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| ...and huddled together as the sun went down before finally heading home. |
A wonderful day indeed.
