Suleiman and Ali

When we arrived at the camp in the Wadi Rum I initially thought that not only was it different than our camp from last time, but the third different camp that we had visited in our three trips to the Wadi Rum. Actually, it was the same Rainbow Camp where we had stayed on our first visit five years ago, but one that had expanded so dramatically it was at first glance unrecognizable. Most of the credit for this expansion goes to the brothers, Suleiman and Ali, who own and run the camp. It was great to see them again, and we've already started planning for next year's trip.

We discussed the potential for expanding the trip to two weeks, with the obvious time slots being two weeks in January or two weeks in May. Suleiman told me that the camp is open in January and that we are very welcome, but that it is very cold. I told him that it would not feel as cold for a Vermonter, but I'll still take his advice anyway.