Although our stay in Jordan was very brief, everything about it was excellent. In particular, we’d like to commend our driver/guide for the tour, Mohammed, a most pleasant young man. There’s always a little bit of apprehension in going to an unfamiliar country and hoping there is someone there with our name showing on a placard ready to meet us. Well, Mohammed was there, and he looked after us very well. We especially were grateful for his variation on the itinerary on day 3 when we were to return to Amman. Rather than simply take us via the quickest and most direct route he took us back along the Dead Sea and through the city of Madaba… It was quite late when we got to the hotel in Amman. We thought we’d simply grab a simple snack in the hotel and head for bed, and let Mohammed get some rest after a long day driving. But no, Mohammed, insisted we rejoin him after checking in, at which point he took us to the most magnificent restaurant where we treated to a fantastic Joradanian feast. I think it was close to 11pm when Mohammed returned us to the hotel. And he was there again at 3:00am to take us to Amman airport…