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| Brigid and Alex applying mud |
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| Brigid applying the mud from the Dead Sea |
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| Muddy Brigid |
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| Muddy Alex |
DEAD SEA SATURDAY
On Saturday we decided to take the kids to the Dead Sea. When Alex and I visited Israel in 2008 our trip to Mineral Beach was one of the highlights of our trip. Unfortunately, Mineral Beach has been closed for the past year so we took the kids to Neve Midbar. We all had a fabulous time slathering mud all over each other. The mud makes your skin tingle and leaves it feeling so smooth.
The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth, at 429 metres below sea level. It is 9.6 times more salty than the ocean so it's impossible to sink. The kids loved just floating with their hands behind their necks. It really is a delightful feeling.
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| The view coming out of Jerusalem heading toward the Dead Sea |
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| The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth. This was the sea water level point as we were driving down to the Dead Sea. |
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| Rolling hills around the Dead Sea |
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| Dario floating |
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| Conor floating |
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| Brigid floating |
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| Marcus floating |
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| Dead Sea Train |
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| Marcus covering himself in mud |
Once again we made the mistake of not taking food with us on Shabbat as most of the food outlets were closed. The fellow at the reception of Neve Midbar suggested we drive to Jericho, which was only 10 minutes away. Despite how much I'd love to visit Jericho, our immediate suspicions was that this was not a good idea, particularly being in an Israeli car. There was absolutely no doubt about it once we saw this sign:
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