You know those days you are just feeling low, but can't put a finger on why... Not to worry, it is perfectly normal to be very low here in Israel. In fact, it is easy to be the lowest you'll every be!
It is very odd to be driving along, and see a sign that says "Sea Level" and not be hitting any water, then you keep driving, and see pretty designations that you are going deeper and deeper and you are still not wet!
Below is picture of the marker for 300m below sea level (-984ft), but you don't hit water until -1378ft!
The sensation of floating in the dead sea is almost indescribable. You walk out into the water, and instead of sand under your feet, there is rock salt. You keep walking until you are a bit deeper than waist-deep, then sit down into... nothing! Perfect suspension. Now you know what an ice cube feels like floating there in your glass.
Here are some pics of our train ... Mike was the engine, the rest of us were there for the ride.
Below is the picture that is my background on my work PC. I love the shadows and stormy weather. You can really understand how in this barren area we went thousands of years without finding the Dead Sea scrolls.
3 comments:
Now we know whence came the Brazilian expression, 'boiando na vida.' Ou será que você perdeu uns vinte quilinhos?
Hopefully you were waist deep and not waste deep when swimming in the dead sea! Sounds like fun.
Good catch, Mr. Paul! I done fixed it raht now!
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