The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth. And the salt content ranges from 30%-40%. We stayed at the Dead Sea Spa Hotel. One in a small cluster of hotels, right on the Dead Sea.

We arrived in the evening, and before dinner we enjoyed the sunset.

It was a bit hazy, but the mountains you see in the photo are in Israel, and at this point we're pretty much looking toward Jerusalem. 

The next morning, we opted to not submerge into the Dead Sea, but absolutely had to at least dip our toes into the water.  The air was chilly, but the water was quite warm. 

People in the water were covering up in the Dead Sea mud. We'll see if the store-bought products are a good substitute :-)

Not a place I had previously thought I'd ever get to visit ... like other places we visited, so glad the opportunity presented itself.