One of the private hot pools at Glacier Hot Pools in Franz Josef.People flock to the little town of Franz Josef because of its proximity to the glacier by the same name.  So, like everyone else, we’d spent our morning and the early afternoon hiking out to the face of the glacier

Passing -300 M, or 1000 feet below sea level. Today we woke up and rented a car to drive to the Dead Sea. The driving couldn’t have been easier – the roads are great and everything’s signed clearly in English (Hebrew and Arabic).…