Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, Israel

A salt scrub anyone? Dead Sea Salt.

We took a couple of days off from Religious site seeing and hit the Dead Sea this time on the Israeli side for a little R and R. We spent a couple of nights at a fancy hotel using the amenities of numerous pools, both fresh water and Dead Sea Water. The hotel had an accessible beach with nice lounge chairs.The whole place was accessible. I couldn't help but think of the people with their walkers and wheelchairs that they were here in the hopes that the healing properties of the Dead Sea would give them some relief. It was great to float in. In the deep water I was able to stand up as if I was on a platform and have my upper body remain out of the water because it is so dense with salt. There was no way to sink, it wouldn't let you. If you had any cuts or skin irritations look out you sure new it as soon at that part of your flesh hit the water.

After our visit to the Dead Sea we headed to the Sea of Galilee where we have been eating St Peter's fish ever since. Today was a Jesus tour day for me. I hit all the major sites in 40 degree weather, she is warm over here and pants were a requirement today, cannot show any knees at those churches.

I went to the Mount of the Beatitudes, it is a beautiful place with a lovely view over the Sea of Galilee. I visited the Church of the Multiplication of the fishes and loaves, learned about Judgement day through a mural, went to Capharnaum the town of Jesus and saw the Baptismal site at the River Jordan. There were a lot of cat fish in that water and a lot of Russians and Eastern Europeans baptizing themselves in there. We finished the day off with a visit to a kibbutz a community of people living together. This one had a dairy farm and the cows were being kept cool by misting fans and hoses continually spraying water on them.

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