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Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
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The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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Antarctica: The Ice
Argentina: Land of Silver
Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
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Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
Aventuras en Baja, México
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Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
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Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
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Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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The Land Down Under
Our Journey in 2024
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Summer in Ontario
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COVID – Post Vaccination
COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
COVID-19 Times
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Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
Brazilia Road Trip
Paraguay: Land of Water
The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
Argentina 2.0
Antarctica: The Ice
Argentina: Land of Silver
Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
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Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
Aventuras en Baja, México
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A Touch of the Midwest
Trip Galleries – Group 4
US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
Heading West
Heading South
Across Canada
RTW
Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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» The Dead Sea, JO
Shouback Castle (2)
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Shouback Castle (1)
goats on the road (5)
goats on the road (9)
Driving to the Dead Sea (2)
Driving to the Dead Sea (5)
Driving to the Dead Sea (6)
Driving to the Dead Sea (10)
Driving to the Dead Sea (12)
Driving to the Dead Sea (15)
Driving to the Dead Sea (16)
Driving to the Dead Sea (19)
Driving to the Dead Sea (20)
Driving to the Dead Sea (1)
Lots of green houses when we are 300 metres below sea level (5)
Lots of green houses when we are 300 metres below sea level (1)
The Arab Potash Ponds (1)
The Arab Potash Ponds (2)
Lots of green houses when we are 300 metres below sea level (2)
we're getting lower
and lower
green life appears (2)
green life appears (1)
We went through several of these check points
We stopped at the south end for our first look at the Dead Sea - you can see how low the water level is
Next view point of the Dead sea
the drive along the dead sea
the drive along the dead sea (1)
we went down there to swim in the dead sea (1)
salty, crusty shore line (3)
salty, crusty shore line (4)
salty, crusty shore line (5)
salty, crusty shore line (1)
salty, crusty shore line (2)
Doug in the Dead Sea (4)
we descended to 386 m below sea level on the road
Doug in the Dead Sea (5)
Doug in the Dead Sea (6)
Doug in the Dead Sea (2)
our changing spot on the shore
Panoramic Centre
Fran in the dead sea (2)
Fran in the dead sea (3)
Fran in the dead sea (4)
there's showers and a change room
Dead Sea hots (3)
Dead Sea hots (4)
Dead Sea hots (5)
Dead Sea hots (1)
Dead Sea hots (2)
colours in the walls on the drive up
The panoramic centre
elevation at Panoramic centre
Views from the panoramic centre (4)
Views from the panoramic centre (5)
Views from the panoramic centre (2)
Views from the panoramic centre (3)
the type of stone found in this area
Info boards in the panoramic centre (2)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (3)
Drive to Madaba (5)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (4)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (5)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (6)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (7)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (8)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (9)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (10)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (11)
map of the dead dead sea - Jordan on the right, Israel on the left
Info boards in the panoramic centre (12)
Info boards in the panoramic centre (1)
Drive to Madaba (3)