Sandstorm

We woke up to find that the beautiful view of East Amman from our terrace had completely disappeared. A few times each year a sandstorm blows in from Saudi Arabia and plays havoc here. This one made international news and is causing problems all over the Middle East. There have even been deaths in Lebanon from the storm. Our terrace is covered in a fine layer of sand and it's difficult to keep it out of the apartment. When we did venture out it was an other worldly experience peering through the brown haze. Soon we retreated inside after learning about health warnings and that all Ammani school children were issued masks today. The storm is due to last another two days so we will play a lot of Scrabble until then. Our plans to visit Petra will have to wait.