Up at 3am, what bliss! :( Went to Masada, climbed the mountain and saw the sunrise. Wow. I lost my hat there. Swam in the Dead Sea. My sunburnt skin felt surprisingly painless in the salt water. Next: a nature reserve, where I swam in a small pool beneath a waterfall. Very cool. We were taken to a few places where Jesus apparently hung out, and also the cave where they found the Dead Sea scrolls.

Lunch at Tahhan restaurant, Jericho - the most horrible food I've ever had. Avoid this establishment if at all possible! Drove through Jericho, fell asleep. Woke up back in Jerusalem. To Petra hotel, fell asleep again. Went into New City to buy stuff and have dinner. Good food. Now a bit sick. Sleep.