The decision was made long ago – we were going with friends to a great hotel and take treks into the desert.  

But the friends had to cancel and we didn’t make the cancellation deadline, and so we are all paid up for a weekend.  And now it’s raining.  One does not trek in the desert with the threat of rainstorms and flashflooding.  And with limited wifi we may have to wait until I get back before I can tell you about the fabulous time we had in a nabatean village.

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