We have just completed a whistle-stop tour of Jordan, but have seen all the main sites and had a brilliant few days. The thermometer is on the rise, it is well into the thirties now and only set to get hotter. Our first stop was Amman, a great place to be based to explore the surrounding areas. One of the highlights had to be our excursion to the Dead Sea which is 390m below sea level, with about 30% salinity. It was awesome - you can literally float like you are on a lilo, it was really difficult to put your legs down, your body just kept bobbing back up. The water was quite warm but really salty, not something that you would want to get in your eyes and look out if you had any
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