The BikeAbout team is traveling in smaller groups for a little while.
Cumulative totals are for all groups combined.
Hashemite refers to Hashim, the grandfather of the prophet Muhammed, from whom the Jordanian royal family claims direct descent. Jordan, originally known as Transjordan, gained its independence from Great Britain in 1946. Scrapbook Internet access while in Lebanon was provided by Nethopper . Scrapbook Copyright 1997-99 BikeAbout . All rights reserved.