Going up Masada is much easier in the tram than climbing. Same for coming down.

The desert is not always hot.

Marmots are much cuter in the wild than in Chinese restaurants.

Crabs live near desert waterfalls.

Sammi is part ibex.

Playing in mud is fun but you better clean your ears good.075_Sammi_Mud

073_Chris_Sammi_FloatEven Chris, with no fat, floats in very salty water.

Man can live on hummus and pita alone (or in Sammi’s case, pringles chips and chocolate rughlah from Marzipan).