Dead Sea

The dead sea is very salty so you can float without help. If you get the water in your eyes they will start burning. It happened to Evert and Helma, they rushed out of the water to rinse their eyes under the shower. It also tastes foul and makes you very thirsty. The sea is clear but no fish are in this sea, too salty. For 3 euro you can put the mud on your body, they say it is very healthy, but we declined. You actually can walk in the water, it is a very strange experience. The first time you enter the water you feel a pressure that makes you float. We enjoyed it very much, but what was a good thing was the pool. It was a good thing the beach had a shower to rinse off the salt and then jump into a very big nice pool for some proper swimming. Suddenly floating is much more difficult. We had a wonderful day at the dead sea. You could see salt all along the beach and the funny thing was that the rocks also had a coating of salt. We pulled some off and let it dry in the sun, perhaps we will be able to use it on boiled eggs....