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| petroglyphs |
Before we get to the therapeutic value of salty mud being applied to suck out the bodies impurities I just want t say that I saw a bottle of Talisker (single-malt from Isle of Skye) downstairs at the bar (main feature: ice cream) and I intend to put some impurities under my belt this evening.
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| Wadi Rum landform during sunset |
It is raining at present in Serbia, but here at the lowest point on earth (1312’ below sea level it is sunny and quite pleasant. We feel secure seeing the 50mm auto weapons just outside the Holiday Inn Resort- Dead Sea property, knowing that at any moment the aggressive country to the west might start launching strikes across the lake. Forty-eight hours ago we were in Wadi Rum, touring as the sunset, followed by an evening at Captain’s (Bedouin) Camp. That was Friday night and the 1st night of a 3-day holiday weekend here. It was an enjoyable time, and I guess Will & Kate were occupied elsewhere continuing the monarchy of “mother country” (more about them in-a-moment).
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| our room's one-eyed bunny |
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| Aqaba from dive boat |
in the Red Sea – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea the northern most tropical sea (based on marine life) in the world. Very colorful dives, but don’t step-on-the-stonefish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanceia As my family can attest to there are about three foods I’m not especially fond of (as they make me burp-for-hours or heave, not exactly good meal time behavior). Unfortunately, two of the three are served here breakfast, lunch and dinner. During our dinner in Aqaba last night my salad was just those (cucumbers and tomatoes). Normally Meme would help-me-out, but her Greek salad was loaded with same (burp)... The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan experienced a lot o rain that day, and the Civil Defense (large orange flag, think fire dept.) guys from Karak rescued 2 university students stranded by flash floods in Wadi Mujib Reserve. Good job gents!
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| Lot's wife |
This morning we drove up to the Live Sea, and while we were at an unmarked pull-out (across from Lot’s Wife (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot's_wife it really is in Jordan as any righteous tour book or Jordanian will tell you; it has gotten so bad that the country to the west has elevated the salinity of the Live Sea on the Jordanian side). Anyway, at the pull-out we were approached by a young, happy couple that asked if we spoke English. We informed them that we did (well, a California version) and answered their questions about bathing options in the Sea as they headed north. I asked them where they were from, and they claimed South Africa, but it was easy to tell that somewhere around London might be home. Well, where-ever have a good float kids, enjoy the mud-suck and be ready to replenish a “Lot” of lost fluids…
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