Aaron in the Holy Land

March 20-24, 2008 ~

Aaron visited Haifa for 4 days. He was able to celebrate Naw-ruz there, which was a real treat. The Cameroonian Baha'is there gave him a warm welcome and he met many of the wonderful friends there. My sister, Claudine, had also arranged to take him to Eilat, in Southern Israel, and so he visited the Dead Sea and Masada.

With Claudine and Claudia.

Eilat~ Floating on the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is at the lowest point on earth, some 400 feet below sea level. The salinity in the water is so high that nothing lives in it...hence it's name. It is also very rich in minerals and it's surface is very elastic. Everything floats in it. So even if you can't swim, you can float in the Dead Sea. The mud on its banks is so famous that people come from all over the world to buy it from the stores that line the shore.