If I haven't mentioned previously, my "little" bigger brother Sam has been here the past 10 days or so, which is why I've been mostly absent online. We've had fun showing him around Jordan, and it's served as a good time for the kids and I to say "farewell, Second Home!" and get a bunch of cultural cravings out of our system one last time. Harried traveling is always a great way to rid oneself of those pesty nostalgic feelings that make it hard to move on.
So today, we made a last dash to the Dead Sea for a little float time. The weather was perfect, the sea was warm and buoyant, the shore trashed (as one would only expect, by now!) but the water crystal turquoise and beautiful. The air smelled of sulfur, but it was very pleasant. We all bobbed up and down in the creature-less water (which makes it extra relaxing, if you don't have to worry about hungry sea creatures sneaking up on you). I kept wondering to myself if it was a regrettable mistake to bring the kids in on the experience, but I'm happy to report that--other than a mouthful of sea water for Safita and of course some sand and rocks--everyone came out unscathed and delightfully crusty with minerals! I was worried about the kids rubbing their eyes with their hands, or something of that nature, but they did well.
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| Safita, tasting the dirt; Jack, checking out her reaction before digging in himself |
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| the swirls of all the minerals |
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| salt/mineral formations on rocks on the sea bottom |
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