OMG... Today has to have been one of the most amazing days of my life. First we went to the Jordan River. This is where Jesus was baptised by John. It was really hot out so we walked fast, or at least tried to, took a lot of pictures, and then were on our way to the Dead Sea.The Dead Sea was so amazing. I had read about it, but what I thought it would be like was no where near what it was actually like. It is the lowest place on earth so at first my ears kept popping, but once I saw the Dead Sea, all my worries seemed to have disappeared. It was SO beautiful and amazing. When I had heard that you could float in the Dead Sea because it has such high salinity I pictured it being so thick with salt that I could hardly walk in it. That was so not the case. Granted it does have very high salt content, 30%, which is over six times greater than the ocean, but when you are looking at it and walking in it it seems just like any regular ocean. BUT.... when you go to sit down you actually float. I was able to lay back with my arms and legs totally extended and just float there. I could roll over on my side and just keep rolling in place. I could stand straight up, with my feet not touching the sand and not treading water, and not sink at all. It was like nothing I had ever experienced. It is hard to explain the feelings we were all having today. I still can't believe I was actually IN the Dead Sea floating. It felt like I was in a warm bath full of oil. My skin felt very smooth and soft. The water was very warm, but outside the water it was about 115 degrees. HOT!!!
After we floated for a while we all went and got mud baths. We were pretty much covered from head to toe in mud straight out of the Dead Sea. We were supposed to keep it on and let it dry in the direct sunlight for at least 30 minutes. Well after being in the sun already for a few hours, and the fact that it was way over 100 degrees out, we didn't last that long. It was well worth it though and quite comical.
We ended this amazing day with one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen.
With each new day that I am here I seem to be learning more and more, and with each day I am experiencing things that I never thought I would. I am so happy to be here and I can't wait for the adventures we are going to have this next week. We are going to start visiting our new Jordanian families' homes and schools. I am very much looking forward to this.
2 comments:
HOW ABOUT AMAZINGLY PHENOMENALLY WOWISH! I want to try that. Why dont they fill up a swimming pool with so much sea salt that it could be like the dead sea? That would be FUN! I bet you i would drown in a place like that.. just kidding! - Alex T.
Oh, and by the way, when i was in the bahamas in 2005, i swallowed salty water, and it hurt really bad. I think that maybe if you swallowed the water, you'd go crazy and get your full week supply of sodium.
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