The Dead Sea — The Lowest Place on Earth
“Why are those men wearing wetsuits?” I ask Bill as we sit eating breakfast on the terrace overlooking the Dead Sea in Jordan. “The water temperature must be over 90 degrees!” Along the waterfront, two individuals, entirely covered in what looks like skin-tight suits stroll around the grounds of the Kempinski Ishtar Hotel. But those aren’t wetsuits! They are covered from head to toe in the mineral-rich, gooey mud. About 40 miles southwest of Amman is the lowest place on…