Dead Sea to Amman to Cairo To Toronto

It was another glorious day in Jordan! It is supposed to rain tomorrow but we don’t care because we will be gone. We have been waking early every morning so of course we did so again today. By 7:00 we were dipping our toes in the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is eight times more dense than any other salt water, so you float beautifully but you cannot turn over because of the density. It is dead because it has no outlet. The level of the water here is going down every year and they are quite concerned about it but so far have no other solution other than diverting some water from the Red Sea - a massive project. Israel was fairly prominent today.

When we went in, the air and water were about the same temperature which was very comfortable. I went in first while Dawn took photos. I had the Go Pro going as well.

Then Dawn opted for the sitz bath. The water tasted really salty and it was oily as well, but didn’t smell.

Next we mudded up with the therapeutic mud of the Dead Sea. They clearly have to dig for this stuff because it’s all rocky along the shore.

Following a wash down at the beach showers, we returned to our room to further shower and eventually went for breakfast. We had a leisurely remainder of our stay at the Crowne Plaza in our room with a view of the Dead Sea, trying to dry up our bathing suits for the final pack. By 2:00 we departed for the Amman Airport. Then we did the hop from Amman to Cairo to Toronto - about 13 hours of flying time. We are expecting medical screening by the time we arrive in Toronto. On the suggestion of the Canadian government we have already determined that we will do a self-imposed 14 day quarantine. I find it interesting that when we planned this trip we were concerned about aspects of terrorism in this area but by the time we were finished, nobody even thought about terrorism. It was all about the coronavirus. So now it is time for me to sign off from another segment of my blog. It has been a very memorable and event packed vacation, as you can see from the tickets to the various sites.