Driving to the Dead Sea

Our trip to Masada and the Dead Sea took us back down Highway 1 and back down below sea level. There was a fatal accident along Highway 90, which necessitated us stopping at a roadside tourist spot for awhile - which gave us a chance to get some pictures on a rather pitiful-looking camel.

Along Highway 90 we passed the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947. The drive also included a stop at the Ahava factory outlet for some stunningly expensive beauty products made with Dead Sea minerals.

05/27/2011 05:42 IDT Sunrise	05/27/2011 07:41 IDT The bus
05/27/2011 07:51 IDT The bus	05/27/2011 08:07 IDT Leaving Jerusalem - Dome of the Rock
05/27/2011 08:11 IDT Judean Hills	05/27/2011 08:12 IDT Increasingly barren hills
05/27/2011 08:13 IDT Bedouin	05/27/2011 08:15 IDT Bedouin
05/27/2011 08:15 IDT Bedouin	05/27/2011 08:15 IDT Bedouin
05/27/2011 08:15 IDT Bedouin	05/27/2011 08:19 IDT Camel
05/27/2011 08:20 IDT Judean Hills	05/27/2011 08:20 IDT Sea Level
05/27/2011 08:21 IDT Sea Level	05/27/2011 08:23 IDT Judean Hills
05/27/2011 08:24 IDT Jericho	05/27/2011 08:25 IDT V.I.Pizza
05/27/2011 08:25 IDT Camel	05/27/2011 08:29 IDT Camel photos
05/27/2011 08:29 IDT Camel photos	05/27/2011 08:32 IDT Camel photos
05/27/2011 08:52 IDT Checkpoint	05/27/2011 08:56 IDT Desert moderne?
05/27/2011 08:57 IDT Date palms	05/27/2011 09:00 IDT Greenhouses
05/27/2011 09:00 IDT Greenhouses	05/27/2011 09:01 IDT Qumeran
05/27/2011 09:04 IDT Qumeran	05/27/2011 09:05 IDT Qumeran
05/27/2011 09:09 IDT Accident	05/27/2011 09:13 IDT Dead sea with fence
05/27/2011 09:13 IDT Stay off the beach	05/27/2011 09:13 IDT Dead sea
05/27/2011 09:14 IDT Ruins	05/27/2011 09:16 IDT Highway 90
05/27/2011 09:18 IDT Date palms	05/27/2011 09:18 IDT Dead sea
05/27/2011 09:22 IDT Dead sea	05/27/2011 09:28 IDT Ahava
05/27/2011 09:30 IDT Tree ladder	05/27/2011 09:31 IDT Salt sculpture
05/27/2011 09:32 IDT Ahava	05/27/2011 09:32 IDT Sales pitch
05/27/2011 09:52 IDT Greywater drip irrigation	05/27/2011 09:52 IDT Judean Hills west of the Dead Sea
05/27/2011 09:53 IDT Judean Hills west of the Dead Sea	05/27/2011 09:55 IDT Me
05/27/2011 10:13 IDT Dead Sea	05/27/2011 10:13 IDT Dead Sea
05/27/2011 10:14 IDT Ibex	05/27/2011 10:14 IDT Dead Sea
05/27/2011 10:15 IDT Dead Sea	05/27/2011 10:15 IDT Ibex
05/27/2011 10:17 IDT Highway 90	05/27/2011 10:18 IDT Dead Sea
05/27/2011 10:19 IDT Date palms	05/27/2011 10:29 IDT Masada airport

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