The North and Sally in Bat Yam

So Wednesday we headed up to the North and the first place we did the hike at Tel Dan, it was fine but it was pretty boring. I had already done the hike before and I wanted to do a little more hiking. We had a very interesting conversation though about peace with Syria and the Golan Heights. Then we went to this cemetery to hear about the people that lived there in the 1920s. After that we went to a place for lunch and then got a tour of Rosh Pina. After we went to the field school where we were going to be staying for the night. Then we relaxed before dinner and after dinner we had some activities with the scouts.

The next day we got up and went to this kibbutz to go blueberry picking. They tasted so good and it was so fun to be able to pick our own and then eat them right a way. I felt like I was part of the book Blueberries for Sal or that other book (I cant remember the name.) After that we went to this brewery for lunch- I didn't like any of the beer though. We then went to this place called Madgrase stream, which was a complete water hike. It was pretty nice but it was slippery because they stream had mostly rocks at the bottom. After that we went to the Kinerret cemetery to see some famous peoples graves. After we headed back to Bat Yam. At the rest stop I saw Maya Richman and she was headed to her home stay. While we were in the North it was one of the girls on my trips birthday so once we got back to Bat Yam most of us headed to Tel Aviv for the night to celebrate.

Friday I woke up early and grabbed a cab to go pick up Sally in Ramat Aviv. After we went back to Bat Yam and did some grocery shopping for the weekend with my apartment-mates. Then we grabbed a cab to head into Tel Aviv. We spent the day walking around near Shook haCarmel. Sally got a hair wrap and a dress and I got some clothes and spices for the apartment. When we were getting the hairwrap for Sally, I noticed my cell phone was missing. I had left it in the cab but thankfully the cab driver picked it up and he was able to get it back to me. After we met up with Jamie, Marisa, Avia, Ellery, and Gali at the mall. We just sat there basking in the air conditioning and then went to walk around a little more. We walked to the beach and sat at a cafe watching the sun set and then we went to get dinner at this place called King George. After that Sally and I went back to Bat Yam. I hadn't gotten much sleep yet so I was so happy to be able to get sleep Friday night.

Saturday we slept in and then went to the beach for the day. It was wicked hot but amazing to be able to just lay in the sun and occasionally go into the water. Jellyfish season is basically over so I was less hesitant to go in the water. After we went back to the apartment to just relax. After we met up with Ellery and Marisa at the supermarket to get food for dinner and then cooked it at their apartment. After we chilled there for a bit and then went back to my apartment so Sally could pack her stuff for tomorrow.