Project 4Fifteen

Well after a very long day I finally made it back to the UK. Being awake for 36 hours was not much fun especially if you picked up a cold, presumably from my adventures at the Dead Sea. Now, it was an extremely hot day. No idea why it triggered the cold. I am fast recovering though now that I have access to medicines that would otherwise have acted too slow/too fast for my metabolism. Hopefully tomorrow the memory card reader I had ordered will arrive in the post. All my photos are on there. Oh well.

Apologies for not adding stuff, but being rushed off my feet to the four corners of the world, i finally decided to pamper myself. I am currently on a trip to Amman in Jordan and as luck would have it, I had _one_ free day. I decided to spend this at the Dead Sea. It was fantastic. It was extremely hot (over 45C) and there was this haze over the Dead Sea. Locals inform me this is the water that is evaporating from the sea. This haze is also an excellent UVB blocker which aids tanning without burning. Marvelous for someone like me who has bits of lily white skin where the sun never shines..

Getting mud rubbed all over you was a strange almost erotic feeling. It was spooky. As I got in, quickly felt the blackish/greenish mud under my feet. As you go a bit deeper it get quite difficult to walk as the water is pushing you up. At this stage it is better to just lie down and float. It was eerie to just bob on the top.
There is no concept of swimming as you have to keep your eyes and mouth out of the water.
It is extremely unpleasant getting this in those places. Really, it is. Talking of places, I discovered bits of my body where I had slight scratches or cuts. These stung like blazes! After about 20 minutes in the water you start to itch. Really itch. The mud is also having some tingling/burning feeling as it dries. When you get out, you have a nice shower in fresh water. You feel a million times better. It was great. However the salt takes a while to come off your skin. So another shower at the hotel is a must. Well worth recommending.