Just got home from the airport about two hours ago, bags upacked and washing going and about to go to the office. Waiting for Ken to finish up some things first so I thought I would do a quick post.

Looks like the girls had a great final day in Amman - great pictures. No one did much commentary but certainly a ton of pictures. They will be on the plane now on their way home. Kim and Alice are so much fun to travel with I really enjoyed their company.

The tables worked GREAT to play cards in the bus so glad I bought them and squeezed them into my suitcases. We had both tables going and the time just flew by.

Also Zohair our guide, was in to top form and talked about EVERYTHING. I think we all found it fascinating so it was like not enough time to do everything. He covered so much about Islam, the Middle East conflicts, the Royal Family, the issues in Jordan, the everyday life of the people. What was interesting was the huge and expensive houses that Iraq's owned after they left Iraq. I mean BIG houses. Of course even after all that I am still confused these issues are not simple to understand. It does help to travel to the region but one trip does not bring understanding of such complex issues that is for sure.

It was a good trip, 15 days with 22 people usually something will go wrong but it all went very smoothly and I think everyone had a really good time. The weather and the lack of people in both Egypt and Jordan certainly contributed to the enjoyment of the entire trip.

The Egypt operators are without a doubt the BEST land operators I have experienced anywhere in the world. The guides and organizational people are wonderful and their ability to get all these private events arranged and handle us like ROYALTY in the airports is truly amazing. I was in tears saying goodbye at the Cairo airport I feel like these people are really wonderful friends.