The Dead Sea and some Christian Stuff

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Started our day with a Second Cup coffee! Hell yeh, been a while! Even had a Canada flag in the window. Made our way out of Amman, bound for Mt Nebo. Holy place where Christians believe Moses is said to have seen the promised land. He then died there at age 120. Old guy! He was buried here and churches were built on top of the hill. Totally cloudy, windy, and hazy so could not see a thing. Apparently you can see all the way to Jerusalem.
Also went on to River Jordan and Bethany Beyond The Jordan. That means it is where Christians say Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist, also where the 1st 5 Apostles met, and Elijah ascended to heaven on a chariot. Of course! Was big Military area as was border to Isreal so was on tour with guide in big truck and army guys all around us. Did see where "J" himself was apparently Baptised and such, even a church.

Continued on to The Dead Sea. As you may know the Dead Sea is the lowest place on Earth. Showed -400 m below sea level on my GPS. Anyways the Dead Sea has such a high salinity or salt content, that you actually float on top of it! I'm not kidding, coolest feeling ever!!! We just bobbed on top like corks on water! The water did not taste like salt at all, more like burning! Killed the eyes too! Do not put head under water! So much fun to just bob around. Really hard to swim in as you are on top, not in the water. It is all recommended that you stay on back, as I think there have been some drowning believe it or not! Yeh you float, so how do you drown! It is possible!! It was cold out but the water warm.

Weird weather that day as it was cloudy then seemed darkness was upon us at like 4 pm. Couldn't figure it out. Then a sand storm blew in while driving to Petra and I was down to like 30 km/hr. Could not see a thing! Ended up going over mountain pass to get to Petra, up to 1500 m where I thought I saw a snow flake! Yep I did. Was in a blizzard for the next 3 hrs trying to find our way there. Not kidding I have a video and pictures to prove it!

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Photos

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Jo bobbıng lıke a cork!

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Parkıng lot Dead Sea! -396meters!

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Can see all the salt dryıng on me

Photo 7
Attemptıng to swım on stomach but very hard.

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A vıew of what Moses saw as the "promısed land!" Really?

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looks a bıt more baren then promısıng, but that is just me!

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church Mt Nebo

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mosaıc of church

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Apparently where Jesus was Baptısed

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Jordan Rıver seperatıng Jordan and Israel

Camel sıgn ın sandstorm
Me tryıng to fıgure out how to get to Petra