Masada And The Dead Sea

This morning we drove up to Masada after having a decent breakfast. About one hour into the drive, Tiffany and I were awoken by the car's sudden stop. The next thing we knew as we looked outside the window really quite surprised us. My mother was riding a camel in the middle of the desert... Anyways, we were quite in shock but it got better when we had the opportunity to ride the camel as well. Then, we got back into the car and drove all the way up to Masada where we took a cable car to the top of the mountain. We had a very educational day as we learned all about the Romans who took over the castle that Harod built so ingeniously, such a long time ago. After thoroughly exploring the ruins and the view, we drove down to the Dead Sea where we ate lunch and swam.

I have to admit the Dead Sea was definitely the coolest thing I have seen all trip. First, we lathered ourselves with mud containing many different minerals. Then, we had to let it dry for 15 minutes before being able to wash it off under mineral water. Once washed, our skin became so soft! Then, we went to swim in the Dead Sea were we actually floated! Ms Miller even dunked her head under the water after being repeatedly told not to! Much to her surprise, her eyes burnt for about 20 minutes afterwards. Then, Tiffany scraped her knee on the hard salt at the bottom of the sea so that burnt her for quite a while as well. Today's experience was unforgettable and nothing like I had expected.