Jordan - The dead sea

We got to Jordan yesterday and it's been a great change of pace! We went straight from the airport to a resort at the dead sea. It was our one night splurge of this trip and it was more than worth it! We were staying at a pretty posh resort but in one of the cheaper rooms, but lucky us, when we got there we got upgraded to a deluxe suite...it was beautiful! We had a great view and the most comfortable beds I have ever slept in. The resort had tons of pools, great restaurants and a prime spot on the coast of the dead sea.

The first thing we did was go for a float in the dead sea, it was incredible! It stung a bit at first because the salt got into every little cut and scrape. After the initial pain it was really cool to just float around. You couldn't float on your stomach though and, as we found out, if you tried the water would force you to flip back over. We were 400 meters below sea level so the gravity and everything was really unique. After taking tons of pictures we ate at an Italian restaurant, and watched the most beautiful sunset...though the one on the Nile was nice, we found a secluded spot to watch this one so we got some amazing photos and didn't have to share the experience with anyone else, it was lovely! Tomorrow we're going to explore Petra.