That just about sums up our day in Eilat.
At sunrise and sunset, the intense color of the sun shines onto the reddish colored Eilat mountains and reflects onto the sea making it appear red. The Red Sea coral reef is the shallowest coral reef in the world housing over twelve hundred different fish species. It was absolutely stunning to see such vibrant green/blue water against a dusty desert. The snorkeling, while it took me a while to figure it out, once I did, it was an incredible experience. If you hold your breath, it's a pressured, suffocating silence. Different from the white noise silence of the air. In that moment of silence, all you are is a floating blob of bones and flesh quietly hovering over an entire village of fish, and coral. I think I'm addicted.
Camels are no longer wild in Israel, but bedouins utilize them to this day, from whom this camel ranch bought all of their camel. All of which were female I might add. Mine was named Peanut. They have the most incredible eyelashes because they need multiple to keep the sand out. They walk left back leg, left front leg, right back, right front, creating a more circular/figure eight motion versus front to back like horses. Therefore, we had to sit in a specific way with one leg crossed in front, because coupled with the hump, the figure eight motion makes it easy to slide off if one sat as they do on a horse. It was a very relaxing feeling and a nice massage from your lower back. Also, while they are very calm and sturdy animals, when they see a snake, they freeze. And don't move. They really are just peculiar animals.
Learned so much today. A perfect one day trip.
Newest decor: camel pelvic dancing, floating blob effect, and baby sponge eyes. Oh wait, so just a return to infancy. Let's go.