Tuesday April 21 2015

Day 13

Sarah!!!

Hello from the desert! Today was possibly the hottest day so far. In the morning we left the Bedouin tents after eating a nice breakfast. Then we went to Masada. We hiked up using the Roman Ramps trail. Although it was tiring it was not as bad as expected despite the heat. We reached the top and toured the ruins along with hearing the story around Masada about the Jewish Rebels. You had a great view of the Dead Sea and surrounding desert. We hiked down using the snake path which was way longer than the original trail, and much more exhausting as it was mid-day. Near the bottom we saw another Ibex. When we reached the end we all ate ice cream. I think half the food I’ve eaten here has consisted of ice cream. Next we went to the Dead Sea. It was a lot of fun to be able to float in the water with no effort. We also put on some mud on which made our skin feel very nice. Some of us nearly got stuck. We spent some more time in the sea and then went to the pool. Today was a lot of fun and now we are heading to Tel Aviv. I can’t wait to see the city.