Dead Sea Spa

Hands down, the Dead Sea was amazing. First, we visited a beautiful panorama view of it along with a birds eye view of Israel. From above, the Dead Sea was the bluest blue I've ever seen other than in Hawaii. ;) Despite its name, I can't emphasize how gorgeous it is. The mountainous desert landscape added a unique beauty that takes your breath away when you are physically a part of it. Unfortunately, we learned that the Dead Sea will eventually disappear. Since water is very scarce, they had to dam water openings that lead into the Dead Sea in order to use more water. If you think going trayless is annoying, try using the bathroom with low water pressure. In Jordan, there are trash cans next to the toilets to dispose toilet paper instead of flushing it. So it can get smelly. Anyway, once we made it 492 meters below sea level (the lowest point on earth), the heat became intense. Before we headed down to the water, several of us went in the pool at the hotel to try to float. Obviously, it’s hard, but it makes you appreciate floating in the dead more because it is easy. I was in 3 feet of water and I was able to sit in the water with my legs crossed and even float on my stomach with my feet in the air. It was so much fun.

Since the salt content is extremely high, salt dust was drying on my skin and there were some white salt droplets dripping down my leg. I've heard that it's smart to only stay in the Dead Sea for 20 minutes, then rinse off in the shower because the salt will produce dry skin. Another enjoyable thing was a mud rub for 1 dinar. When it was put on, if felt nice and cool. Apparently, it's good for the skin. But all you could see when it was fully put on were your eyes and lips. Funny kodak moment.

As this was a Dead Sea SPA, clearly that meant a massage was close by. I took advantage of that since my shoulders were tense from sitting in airplanes traveling across the world and running to gates at airports with a heavy backpack. This day made me forget that I actually came here to go to school because classes don't start, yet, because of Ramadan.