Eilat

One of the four views onto of the Mountain.

(left to right) Avi, Me, Amit.

The Red Sea.

a house of one of the kibbutz members at kibbutz Lotan.

Thursday February 27,2014

After a very long and intense week at Gadna we loaded the buses and headed off to Eilat! We arrived at our youth hostel and it was beautiful! There were real beds! Clean washrooms! Working toilets! Toilet paper! My roommates at the hostel were Michelle Bennett, Hanna London, and Shoshana Kaplan! We all got cleaned up and ready for dinner and a night out on the town!  After dinner we walked over to the boardwalk which also has a mall! At the mall I got my first pair of Naots, they are by far the most comfortable shoes I own! I also got two necklaces at the mall that I am really excited to wear! Finally after a long and tiring week we all walked back to the hostel and went right to bed! I had the most amazing sleep of my life!

Friday February 28, 2014

This morning we had an early wake up. We loaded the buses to head to a very popular mountain. This mountain is special, as from the top you are able to see four country’s at once Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel! Personally I found this hike to be more difficult then Masada, even though this mountain was nowhere near the height of Masada; the physical path was a lot harder. At Masada there is a clear path that includes mostly man made stairs, even on the snake path (which we took both ways). This mountain had a lot of small rocks that were easy to slip on and it was practically rock claiming at parts. I think the most valuable pair of shoes I have bought are my hiking boats, and I am grateful for them on every field trip! When we got to the top, the view was out standing.  After we all took our photos, we headed down the mountain to go to the beach for the day! The beach we were going to was near the red sea, it is known for its beautiful coral reef. One group at a time, we got snorkels on, and went into the bluest water I have ever seen in my life (A cool trick for your snorkel not to fog up: dunk it into water, take it out and spit in the goggle part and rub it around, then for a spilt second dunk it back into the water, then take it out of the water and put it on your head). As I put my head under the water it was like I was still on land! The coral reef was all on the right side of me and there was a rope to ensure you did not swim over it. As I swam along, I kept my head to the right admiring the beautiful fish and coral. I saw the “Nemo” and “Dory” fish as well as a sword, zebra, and a giant rainbow fish. The rest of the day we just tanned and ate ice cream. After the beach, we went back to the hostel and got ready for Shabbat and services. After services we were all just so tired we fell right asleep!

Saturday March 1, 2014

This morning we had a relaxing morning, sleeping in, followed by services. After services we had some free time down by the boardwalk, where I got delicious ice cream.  After a very long 10 day trip we loaded the buses for the last time to head back to Tzuba. But first we stopped at another kibbutz, called kibbutz Lotan.  Kibbutz Lotan specializes in agriculture and reusing materials to create something new. Personally the fact that they decompose their own “droppings” and make it into soil, is a little much for me. We had dinner there and THEN went on our way back to Tzuba.  We finally arrived back at Tzuba at 11:00pm and we were given our new roommates. My roommates are Jamie Dun, Jordan Karpin, and Shoshana Stapp. Before going to bed, we had to take all our stuff out of storage and move into our new rooms. We are all so tired, but tomorrow’s a school day so wake up is at 7:15 A.M.