Mt. Nebo, Madaba, & Dead Sea
On July 13th, we set off to the East.
Our first stop was Mt. Nebo.This a crucifix at Mt. Nebo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nebo_(Jordan)
We visited a workshop in Madaba that makes mosaics. 
The famous map from St. George's Church in Madaba. This church was built on top of a Byzantinian church. The mosaic was a very accurate layout of the known world of the time.
http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/madaba_map.html
We move on to the Dead Sea from Madaba.
This is the view of the Dead Sea from the newly constructed Dea Sea Panoram Museum. It is 800-900 meters above sea level. The Dead Sea is 400 meters below sea level.
No one needs a float or life preserver on the Dead Sea.
posted by Craig Campbell | 8:41 AM
2 Comments:
What was the temperature of air and water? When we went, it was January and quite pleasant- maybe 80 degrees near the sea, but it must be rather warm now. Mt Nebo was chilly in January.
-Amy
I think the temperature at the Dead Sea was around 98. Someone that the Discovery Channel sid that since the altitude is so low that you are less likely to get a sunburn because the sun must go through so much atmosphere. I don't know if that is true. We were at Nebo in the morning, it wasn't too hot then. We have seen clouds only once or twice, and they were widely scattered.
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