This trip is before Mt. Tavor but i was doing the Mt. tavor trip at home and i had already started this one.
On Sunday we went to Tel Dan, and the hula valley. Tel Dan is the river that leads to the main water source of Israel the kineret. Tel Dan joins up with two other small rivers that join to make up the Jordan river which flows into the kineret. We went on a hike that lead us to a part of the Tel Dan where the water flows but they have made a man made water hole for people to walk around in. However it is very cold because it is from melted ice. I went in the water and we tried to jump and take a photo as we landed but it didn't work and it really hurt our feet!
We then dried our selves and walked back.
When we got back to the bus we drove to the only place that still has the original water from the hula valley.
It is now a nature reserve because the rest of the swamp was drained for agriculture and to stop the mosquitoes. There was a really good view and it was a nice short, as Alisa calls it, a "Granny Hike".
Finally we went to the area where they re-put the water. There were loads of mosquitoes and we all got bitten loads. So we sung some songs that we had been learning for the Yitzchak Rabin memorial service to the Keshet staff.
It was a really enjoyable day.
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Hi El,
I'm very jealous that Adrian is coming to see you on Thursday - But I don't even dare leave Jerusalem at the moment so there is no way I can risk being on the top of a mountain four hours' drive away!
Do you have tiyulim every week? How many per week?
The rain was great, wasn't it? It hard to explain to people back in England why we love the rain so much. Though it's probably very similar to the reasons they love a warm sunny day.
It was lovely to speak to you last week. I'll try and get you again some time this week. Take care and keep having fun,
Love and gelatto,
Rachel
Once again sounds a wonderful Tiyul.
Nathan had his JFS exam today.
And I took Theo to the zoo, where suprise suprise he bought a cuddly toy animal!
Dad
Hi Eli,
sorry we didn't call you today. We went to a Bat Mitzvah tonight. Yael Holder. Her bat mitzvah was twinned with a girl called Tanya from the Afula children's centre, which made me think of you. Everyone was asking after you. Lots of very jealous adults.
tomorrow I have parents evening (sitting the other side of the table), so I will call you on Tuesday.
hope two days for school don't interfer too much with your holiday.
Lots of love,
Mummy.
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