Today we headed to the Dead Sea with CJ and Haydin and stopped by Jericho for one of CJs favorite lunches.
The Dead Sea is 1400 ft below sea level and 10 times saltier than the ocean. Because of the salts and minerals, it works wonders on your skin and has even been used for its healing powers. Also because of the salt, you float vs swim. It's the strangest feeling... You just float with your feet up like you're on a raft except you're not. Somehow we picked the best day ever. The temp was about 70 and no one was there, we literally had the beach to ourselves!!!
This is the view as we walked down, it was quite beautiful.
Again, because of the salt, this water can be dangerous. Especially for children, I was so nervous about Sebi getting some in his eye and the wiping his eye, it would burn sooooo badly!!
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The girls were so excited to float in the water
Stella found tons of salt crystals
Mike and CJ soaking in the salt
Stella and mike floating
CJ and Haydin floating
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Stella and Kenz
Mud baths
Mike and I went for a mud mask too
At first he was unsure, but...
Eventually, Sebi got in on it too!
He loved the mud
We even put it on our faces
Mud face and a view.
After we washed ourselves clean, we hopped in the car and headed to Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Jericho was unreal... although it resides in the West Bank it was everything I imagined the Middle East to be: Kids riding bikes down the main street, guys riding donkeys, big trucks, camels, street vendors, bright colors and the smell of middle eastern spices filling the air. And again the Palestinian people were so kind and welcoming, We loved it!
We had to stop by CJs favorite peanut guy and buy some peanuts.
The girls eating their pitas and Jericho chicken
My family of blondies really stood out here. Little girls were coming up to Stella, rubbing her hair and pinching her cheeks... She loved it:)
Probably one of the strangest things... You can pay to ride a camel at the gas stations-ha!
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