a small house for the rangers who lived there. The second stop was in the middle of Acacia Valley itself, wherein we were able to see a herd of sheep being led by a donkey and some camels with their newborns.
We eventually arrived at the base of the Edge of the World. From where we were standing, I could already see the vast land ahead and I was extremely excited that I was able to hike up the vertical cliff without even thinking how dangerous it was. In just less than ten minutes, I was on the Edge of the World. I picked one of the cliffs as my vantage point and admired the view from there. Now I knew how it got the name. I saw the glorious panoramic view of the plains of Arabia extending as far as my eyes could see, portraying an endless edge of the land.
There were more cliffs to hike up to on the eastern part and deeper areas of the site but my friends and I were happy enough with our spot that we took numerous photos, videos and even jump shots of each other. After we savored the moment with the view and wished on rocks as we threw them on to the plains, it was now time to head back. This, for me, was when my fears set in. Not during the climb, not out there on the cliff, but on the way down. The cliff is completely vertical and there’s very little room to trek downwards other than to sit down on each surface to solidly plant yourself to the next one. It’s not like a flight of stairs where you can determine your next step. If it took me only less than ten minutes to get up there, it took me half an hour to make sure I don’t go tumbling my way down to the base. I was only able to let out a sigh of relief as my feet reached ground zero. What a complete experience of highs and lows!
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