We were on the road all day today through the desert going through Syria and into Jordan, where we will spend the night in Irbid, just over the Jordanian border. The border crossing took quite a long time. At the crossing I wanted to cash $100 in traveler’s checks. They said there would be a fee of 70% for the service; they were going to give me back $30. I told them “la shukron” (no thank you).
