It's Spring in Jordan

Last Saturday we took a rare day off and went for a drive down to the Jordan River Valley.  It was a beautiful spring day and everything was so green, we couldn't believe we were in Jordan.

 The Jordan River Valley is the fertile land along the Jordan River as it leaves the Sea of Galilee and runs south to the Dead Sea.  The temperature is a few degrees warmer than in other areas of Jordan.  The availability of water from the river through irrigation makes it an ideal place for growing fruits and vegetables year round.

 This is a very poor area.  Thousands of Bedoins live here.

 The Jordan River forms the boundary between Jordan and Israel.  Those mountains in the background are in Israel.

 Happy Sheep and goats feed along the road. 

 Cars can go across the Jordan River into Israel at this point but we didn't bring our passports so we didn't go.  There's a $52 per person exit tax to come back to Jordan 

Leaving the Jordan River Valley we drove up through some lush, green country.  

We understand that Christ spent some time in this area.  We can see why he loved it.

 Farmers plowing the fields...the old fashioned way.