From Wadi Rum we made our way to the Dead Sea. This is the Earth's lowest elevation point on land, 429 metres below sea level. The Dead Sea is so salty that no animals can survive here, hence the name "Dead Sea."
At the Dead Sea you will find only resort hotels, so we splurged and stayed at the Holiday Inn which was very nice. Lucky for us, they upgraded us to a nicer room with a pool view for free, score!
After checking into our room, we headed down to the beach behind the hotel to make our way into the famous Dead Sea. We saw people putting black mud from the sea onto their skin, so we tried that out and went inside. The sensation of floating in that water is something you need to go and experience for yourself. You can't even sink there if you tried! The extreme salinity of the water makes you so buoyant that you can't even properly swim... you just float. Unfortunately John got some of the salt water in his eye and said it burned like crazy... so I would not recommend splashing around in there!
I didn't keep the mud on my skin for very long because the water was quite salty and I just wanted to wash everything off at the shower nearby. I'm glad I made a visit to this interesting place. It was actually quite peaceful to just watch the water which is without any waves, shimmering in the sun with Israel across the way. It was a nice and relaxing place to end our short trip to Jordan. This is a country with so much to see, I hope to visit again some day.
At the Dead Sea you will find only resort hotels, so we splurged and stayed at the Holiday Inn which was very nice. Lucky for us, they upgraded us to a nicer room with a pool view for free, score!
After checking into our room, we headed down to the beach behind the hotel to make our way into the famous Dead Sea. We saw people putting black mud from the sea onto their skin, so we tried that out and went inside. The sensation of floating in that water is something you need to go and experience for yourself. You can't even sink there if you tried! The extreme salinity of the water makes you so buoyant that you can't even properly swim... you just float. Unfortunately John got some of the salt water in his eye and said it burned like crazy... so I would not recommend splashing around in there!
I didn't keep the mud on my skin for very long because the water was quite salty and I just wanted to wash everything off at the shower nearby. I'm glad I made a visit to this interesting place. It was actually quite peaceful to just watch the water which is without any waves, shimmering in the sun with Israel across the way. It was a nice and relaxing place to end our short trip to Jordan. This is a country with so much to see, I hope to visit again some day.
You both never cease to amaze us with your awesome quest to explore the world and all of the treasures and beauty it has to offer! Truly some incredible places on earth!
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