I woke up exhausted today. Very loooong day. We took the official group photo. I'm not in this version, but I made it in the official one. This shot is taken across a huge water cistern on our site that creates an awesome crater. Grass even grows at the bottom since all water in the area runs that way and collects. Smart hey?
Kephia joined us again on site. Here he is bonding with Ryan at Field C.
We did have to quit early because the wind picked up so much about 11:30. The wind not only can whip up the sand, but can knock over shelters and dehydrate you. Vicious wind.
After heading back to the hotel, I rented a car (yeah for driving!!!), grabbed Eva, Walter, and Bryan and we hit the road to the Dead Sea. I love driving in Jordan. Lanes are optional and speeding is encouraged by lack of limit enforcement. However, if you drive with no seatbelt, it'll cost you 15 JD.
So the Dead Sea. Yeah. You float like a cork. And it rocks. Had an AMAZING time. Salty, salty and more salty. Cakes of salt on the rocks, your skin feels very slimey in the water, and you can float like a dream. We hung out in the water for about an hour and then headed up a wonderful new road that led to some amazing views of cliff faces and oasis valleys.
Here is photographic evidence.
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