Eric got up early and ran with Paul. Not the kind of running he is used to at home (flat). They ran around the hills, up and down and around. After eating the cubana bread that had cooked all night, we drove to Ein Gedi. It was a very hot day. We hiked up to the waterfall, and it was absolutely beautiful. We took a swim and it was so refreshing. We hiked back to the entrance and ate a lunch that Etty and Paul brought. We got back to the house and we had to wait until Shabbat was over to head back to Tel Aviv (the car we had borrowed didn't have insurance for Shabbat, since they never drive it on Shabbat). Paul barbecued for us again and then we drove out to a beautiful overlook to watch the sun set. Etty led us in a meditation and it was an amazing experience to be in that particular spot looking out over the desert. It has to be one of the quietest places on earth.
Headed back to Tel Aviv, and truthfully, I felt like I was in a palace! It was great to be out of the desert and back to the air conditioning, comfortable bed, etc etc.
Our last day in Tel Aviv started with the usual delicious breakfast (which I will be dreaming about when I am back to my 1/4 cup of oatmeal). We drove over to Yoav's wine store and ordered a case of wine, then went to Jaffa and met Yona and Yossi at Abu Hassan for hummus, etc. Interesting to see that the ultra orthodox were coming in by the busload, again, for another protest.
We walked into town, and ate our last Israeli street food and we are all so full we don't want to see food again for a long time.
Rick Fox came to the airport today to visit us. He saw on my Facebook that we were in Israel and sent me a message wondering why we didn't contact him! We had a nice visit. He is not happy living in Israel, and wishes very badly that he had moved back to the US years ago.
It has been a wonderful trip. Israel is an amazing country. But, there is nothing like home and it will be nice to get back.
Headed back to Tel Aviv, and truthfully, I felt like I was in a palace! It was great to be out of the desert and back to the air conditioning, comfortable bed, etc etc.
Our last day in Tel Aviv started with the usual delicious breakfast (which I will be dreaming about when I am back to my 1/4 cup of oatmeal). We drove over to Yoav's wine store and ordered a case of wine, then went to Jaffa and met Yona and Yossi at Abu Hassan for hummus, etc. Interesting to see that the ultra orthodox were coming in by the busload, again, for another protest.
We walked into town, and ate our last Israeli street food and we are all so full we don't want to see food again for a long time.
Rick Fox came to the airport today to visit us. He saw on my Facebook that we were in Israel and sent me a message wondering why we didn't contact him! We had a nice visit. He is not happy living in Israel, and wishes very badly that he had moved back to the US years ago.
It has been a wonderful trip. Israel is an amazing country. But, there is nothing like home and it will be nice to get back.
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