The water bubbled up from somewhere underneath.
Along with his camera, Shelly Diamond has the hand held "decoder" which offered computerized recorded information available at the press of a button.
Above water at the observatory waiting to take the stairs down to below sea level.
Beneath the "face of the sea."
Facing east from the observatory with the mountains of Jordan in the distance.
The winds constantly blow from the north. The mountains that form the borders of the Arava valley create a powerful wind tunnel.
The observatory has another lookout spot at the top. From here the Diamonds waved as they walked back to solid ground.
Debbie, Avigail and Noam waving from below.
The Gilmores had their lunch at the observatory.
For more pictures from the observatory click here.
Special thanks also to Joe and Dave of Computergeeks for space on their server.
Many thanks also to Lila Abrams of Abrams Travel, Inc. (1-800-338-7075) and her tireless efforts to make this trip a success.
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