It's Tuesday, this must be Masada

Since my last post, we have driven hundreds of kilometers, seen hundreds of camels, and eaten a consistent amount of shnitzel. We left Farod early Sunday, spending parts of the day in Caesaria, Acho, Daliat El-Carmel, and Mitzpe Ramon. We arrived as the sun set over the crater and we sat down for dinner.

Monday was a whirlwind tour of the Negev from Mitzpe to Sde Boker before crossing to the Judean Desert and settling in with the Bedouins after a camel ride. There were smores and stories around the fire, and an ETB as we got ready for Yom Masada.

This morning, we hiked up the Roman Ramp and toured the Northen Palace of Herod as well as the rebel Jewish community. We talked about the events of Masada and how they impacted Jewish history, and why Masada is an important symbol for Israel today. After an impressively speedy descent of the Snake Path, I bought out the Ahava store and brought all the products back to the Dead Sea. After playing in the mud and floating around, we were back on the bus and off to our last stop: Tel Aviv.

We got in about 20 minutes ago and I rushed to my room to make this blog. I have to make the Greeting For Home later on tonight, and dinner is in 20 minutes, so I am kind of rushing through this post. However, I'm looking forward to getting the kids to do some writing, and of course I'll end off with some pictures. In case you didn't see before, there is also a photostream with lots and lots of photos you can see at http://icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B07JtdOXmGKKBhV