It's been a while since the last blog and much has happened so without further ado lets dive in. We both recovered from our colds thanks to the wonderful hospitality of the people in Dana and specifically the endless rounds of sweet tea in the Bedouin tent there. By our 4th day there the wind finally dropped, the sun came out and we ventured into the valley for a 10km hike. The scenery is breath taking, and for the first time in the trip we got up-close with a wh...

Before leaving Damascus we took Brenda to a garage to investigate the infernal squeaking, and get the oil pressure checked. The Damascus Toyota garage was an impressive marble affair, and the mechanics did a fine job of fixing the squeak and reassured us that the dashboard is faulty, not the oil pump. During the 5 hour wait we got really hungry and asked the manager if we could get some food nearby. His response started "Yes, but this is going to be dangerou...