wadi hassa

oops, forgot to write this post til now :/
last saturday a group of ciee kids went on a "water hike" in wadi hassa (literally means valley Hassa). "water hike" is a term that should not be taken lightly: we were at least ankle-deep in stream water for 85% of the hike, and a good portion of the hike was in fact swimming rather than hiking. wadi hassa is one of jordan's random and hidden treasures- in the middle of the desert hills it is an oasis of pink-flowering bushes growing along the rushing stream that is the center of the valley. on the course of our five-ish hour hike downstream, we got to jump off cliffs into deep pools, slide down natural waterslides, and float along as the current carried us. we ended our hike at one of the valley's natural hot springs. the day was definitely one of my favorite adventures in jordan, but unfortunately no pictures exist because any camera brought along on the hike would've been fully submerged/soaked in water so photos were not an option.