We woke up early in the morning and headed out to Petra. We were hoping to beat the crowds there and do a hike through an empty river canyon. A tunnel at the start of the river canyon was created by the people of Petra to divert flash floods that used to wipe out the city. After crawling through some narrow rock canyons we made it to some tombs that were far away and above the water line. After some more hiking we connected up with some other parts f Petra that we had seen before. We were a bit Petra-ed out and decided to hurry on back.
We, then, drove to the Dead Sea. We made it but not without a close encounter with oncoming traffic. We were heading down this hill and there was a car trying to pass a truck on the other side of the road. Andrew didn't see the car right away and I yelled out, "Car, car." He slammed on the brakes and laid down some rubber. The tires screeched as we slid for good bit. The tires on this rental car suck!!!
As I said we made it to the Dead Sea and went for a swim. Swimming was surreal. It's like nothing I've ever experienced before. Because of the salt content, you can't sink so you just float on the water. I jumped in first and floated on my stomach. Everyone that I was joking and that I used my hands to keep myself afloat. Well, at least that's what they thought until I raised my hands and still floated. You could also float standing upright in the water. I basically just stood up and was able to float. Pretty cool.
After watching the sunset, we drove off to Amman.
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