Shabbat and Northern Tiyul

Last shabbat I went camping with a bunch of my friends on the beach in Netanya. It was really fun! We went swimming and slept under the stars. It was lovely.

Sunday morning we left for Northern Tiyul. Every day we had two options to choose from but I'm just going to tell you the ones I chose. The first day I went to a museum about pioneers settling on kibbutzim in the north around the 1920's-30's. There was this little old lady actress- you know, the kind who pretend they don't know what electricity is? But it was cute and fun. Then after that we went on a pretty hike. Monday I went on another hike which is when I sprained my ankle. From then on, I didn't hike anymore. Monday afternoon we went to Tzfat, but I just sat and got food with some friends. Tuesday I sat in a field while everyone hiked, then went wine tasting at the Golan winery, then sat on the bus while everyone kayaked down the Jordan River. Luckily, Liora sprained her ankle too so from this point on we did everything together. That night we went to some hot springs. Wednesday we slept in, watched movies, and played on the beach and in the Kinneret (our hostel was on the water) while everyone else did the coolest water hike in the world that Liora and I were so sad that we missed. We did have a fun day though with a delicious feast for lunch. Wednesday night we had a free night in Tiberias so we all went out to dinner for Keren's birthday! Today we had an end of the year meeting and then went to the Sachne Natural Pools. They were beautiful and it was nice swimming there. Then we took a really long bus ride back to Yerucham.

Now I have to pack all of my stuff and get ready to come home. I'm really not looking forward to that (the packing).

-Sarah