The princesses and the salt cave

                                                   *Relaxing on the lawn chairs in the cave

                                                   

THE RESOLUTION: Try Something New
CHALLENGE  ACCOMPLISHMENT # 4

It's new and it's healthy! :)

The Dead Sea is basically a lake at 67X18km at its widest points, but with a 33.7% salinity level swimming here feels more like floating. Apart from being a major tourist attraction, the Dead Sea (located on the border between Israel and Jordan) is major industry for the mineral rich salts that are mined here. But I did not go there. No, the Dead Sea came to me in the form of a salt cave... ok fine it was a room in a spa... and this is how it went:

My mom, sister and I arrived at a small shop in Barcelona, Spain. We were asked to take our shoes and socks off and put on some slippers but otherwise you just go in your regular clothes. A door in an otherwise unremarkable hallway opened to a dark room. Its floor, walls and even the roof were completely covered in salt. The ground was like a pebbled beach. The walls held larger salt boulders, some lit from behind giving off calm glow the colour of the sun. Small Christmas light glittered stars in the sky alternating in greens, blues and purples above us, peeking out from within the rock stones being held to beams above by netting. Three lawn chairs covered in blankets stood alone in the room. We took our places and the hosts covered with more blankets before gently closing the door to let us relax, breathing in therapy.

Of course, we are not exactly talking about 3 mellow chicks here. For the entirety of the 45 minute relax session we cracked jokes about everything and anything that came to mind. We took pictures (for this blog entry) and basically entertained ourselves quite wholesomely without a quiet moment until our hosts returned for the climax of the evening: 15 minute massage!

It was more like someone petting my face! But that's not the point here. :D

So why do people this? Well these salts are supposed to have many health benefits and healing properties for your skin and respiratory tract. Some even claim they will make you 'skinny'. Whatever it really does, this new experience really proved that laughter is the best medicine.

One woman. One year. Four down. 165 to go. 

*I am not advertising for anyone here so if you want more information or want to get your hands on some salt try doing some research just like I did.

*My sister licks the wall. You know, to make sure its really salt! :P