The game, as in Israel, had been called off courtesy of Saddam Hussein. He had threatened military action against both Israel and Jordan if he didn't receive an official invitation to play in the One Man and His Bat Charity game. (Not strictly true!) Hence the game was called off.

This added time to our recreational period in Jordan, and I for one decided to make the most of it.

Jordan is a very safe and exciting place to visit, a dying breed in tourist destinations around the world today. From the capital of Amman we ventured from the Regency Palace Hotel to sample the delights of the ancient cities of Kerak, Jerash and the unforgetatble Petra. The latter was a dream come true.

Just as Indiana Jones had done before me, I rode astride a fantastic white charger through the narrow gorge in search of the hidden delights that had been created some 2,000 years before. For anyone who has not been, go! For anyone thinking of going, do it! For anyone not thinking of doing it, think again! It is truly one of the seven wonders of the world.

This post card from Jordan would not be complete without mentioning the fantastic feeling of being honoured with a visit to the recently discovered baptism site, supposedly where John the Baptist himself had baptised Jesus Christ. As I stood of the newly uncovered steps of a 2,000 year old ceramic lined pool in the middle of the desert, I asked the professor in charge of the excavations.

"Where might Jesus have been standing when he was baptised?"

Smiling, he replied, "Not might, but did, and exactly where you are now!"

"Here go I, walking in the footsteps of history and times gone by….."