Hikes in the North

So June 16th-17th, I was in the North with my group and the Jerusalem Amirim group. We spent two days hiking and doing other activities. Wednesday we got up every early and drove to the North where we did a short hike on Mt. Meiron. After that we went to get lunch, and then went to an observation point called Misgav Am. It is a place that is right next to the Syrian border- probably about a mile away. It was so interesting to see the border so close to us. Apparently during the second intifada, people would watch the bombing from the observation point. After that we went to this soup place for dinner- it was extremely good, hummus, stew, salad, shakshook (sp?), and chai tea for after dinner. We then went to sade Golan for the night. We played some games that the Israeli scouts set up for us and then we just hung out. I actually got somewhat a good amount of sleep that night which was great.

June 17th- we actually got to sleep in a little, not waking up til 740 am. We ate breakfast and then headed for the hike. It was a at Zavitan stream. It was a four hour hike, and was pretty steep. There were ups and downs and rocks we had to climb. I kept slipping and falling, but it was still a good hike. Two thirds of the way through there was a natural pool that we got to swim in. It felt so amazing to be in the water, the weather was so incredibly hot out. The terrain in the area was so pretty and so sporadic. Over the course of the hike there was rocky, bamboo, waterfall, dry grass, cactus, trees with pink flowers on them... over the course of a few miles so much difference. After the hike we went to get lunch and then went to the Kineret to go swimming. Again the water was so refreshing to be in. There were para-sailors that we got to watch and some of them just got so high up in the air. After staying at the beach for about 2 hours we headed back to Bat Yam. Most of us fell asleep on the way back. The trip up North was a lot of fun and my group bonded a lot, plus we got to meet the Jerusalem group- more people to hang out with and places to stay now when in Jerusalem.

Not sure exactly what I'm doing this weekend. Probably hanging out around Bat Yam and Tel Aviv, my first day of volunteering is Sunday.

More updates to come in a few days.