I became very sick on Saturday and stayed back at the kibbutz with a few other people from our group who were also sick. I was really bummed to miss out on seeing Dan where Ken is currently digging! The rest of the group traveled into upper Galilee and the northern borders. It was another VERY hot day. They visited Hazor, Dan, Banias (both the waterfall and Caesarea Philippi), and finally, the bunkers at Har Bental where we could see the national borders, Mt. Hermon and the Golan Heights. In the evening, we held a meeting where we shared our thoughts about the tour so far and we were also treated to hearing the testimony of Tali, our Israeli (Messianic) guide.
On Sunday, we rose early to baptize 6 of our brothers and sisters in the Sea of Galilee. After breakfast we departed the Kibbutz and visited Mount Arbel (scenic overlook of the Sea of Gallilee) and Beth-Shean. Beth-Shean contains many Roman ruins as well as an ancient tel. Ken and an elite group hiked up the ancient tel but I opted for a posicle.
Above you can see the Roman ruins in the foreground and the ancient ruins of Beth-Shean in the background.
Then we drove down the Jordan Valley and checked into a new hotel on the Dead Sea. I got a “mud” treatment at the hotel spa (wrapped in 20 lbs. of mineral-rich, Dead Sea mud), and, of course, did some floating in the Dead Sea. My skin felt amazing after it all and it was nice to relax for a while!
This was the amazing view from our hotel room on the top floor. Awesome!
Next stop...Masada...but that's another day's blog entry.
1 comment:
Lori,
Do you know what you guys were all sick from? Food poison or heat exhaustion? Im so glad you got better. It must have been HOT! Love the idea of the seaweed wrap and floating in the Dead Sea. What neat things to tell your little ones about!
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