Today was outstanding. We woke up extra early and drove to Masada around 5am. This is sunrise over the Dead Sea.
Masada is where Herod built a fortress on the top of a mountain. It was the last stand of the Jews before they fell to the Romans.
We hiked up steep paths and over 890 steps. Yes, to the very top of that mountain. It was intense.
The is a cable car that will take you up and down but we opted for the hike. So worth it!
This is a window from Herod's bedroom. Crazy beautiful!
There is so much to say about Masada but this might be the coolest spot. This is the biggest cistern on the Eastern bluff. Thats Brady, a PAIDIA volunteer from Canada.
They also had some experiential education goin' on too. Which of course made us so proud! Austin is pouring water over a model of how the rainwater was collected and distributed into cisterns around the mountain.
We floated around in the Dead Sea too. So weird. My camera was being weird so I will have to show you pictures of that when I get home.
And last but not least! Char and I rode camels. Officially my favorite animal!
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