This is the Dead Sea. It is pretty nasty. A guy's GPS showed the altitude at -1350 ft. The Dead Sea is 35 parts salt compared to the Ocean at 10 parts and the Salt Lake at 25 parts. It was painful to swim in but the rumors are true: it is impossible to sink. Swimming is very different when you can’t keep your legs under water. I stood straight up in water that was 8 feet deep but was floating at at least my waist...it was so cool. oh, but remember that gaping cut on my toe! OH MY GOSH it hurt SO BAD...You do leave with your skin feeling very soft. And perhaps a little dehydrated.
To give you an idea of how hot it is here at the lowest point on earth it was 44 C. That comes out to around 112 F. It was pretty miserable.
Oh, and maybe you've heard about some scrolls? We went to Qumran as well and looked into the caves where they were discovered.
yup....in that little cave, right there.
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