Outdoors Day

As Birthright has continued I've noticed they like to clump activities by category. Yesterday was sad day, spending time in a soldiers' graveyard and taking a tour of the Holocaust museum. The day was moving and powerful and deeply somber.

Today took on a new theme - the outdoors. We started by hiking the Masada, expansive Roman ruins in the middle of the desert. 

In the spirit of Romanness, we had a push-up competition in the ancient baths.

Next was a hike through waterfalls. The scenery was beautiful but the falls were largely dried up. Finally, we went to the much-awaited Dead Sea. This was probably my favorite part of the trip this far. It feels hilarious to be in such salty water. You can bounce up and down like a yo-yo without touching the ground and float without paddling. We took a quick falafel break and then slathered ourselves with mud. I'm now the softest I've ever been, and I can't stop stroking my face.