Monday we had the privilege of waking up at 5:15 am to enjoy a magical sunrise at the Kasui sand dunes. We then enjoyed rolling, flipping, and tumbling down these magnificent sand dunes. After eating breakfast at the dunes, we took a ride down to Eilat. In Eilat we enjoyed washing off through banana boating, kayaking, and paddle boating in the beautiful Red Sea. If this wasn’t enough fun already we took a ten minute drive to an Eilat beach where we went snorkeling. We got a first hand look at the beautiful sea creatures of Israel. After drying off we went to one of Eilat’s largest malls to eat lunch. Some of the kids even took part in a fish pedicure. On the way back to our kibbutz we stopped at a different kibbutz, Yotvata, where we ate their amazing home made ice cream. Once we arrived at the kibbutz we were given free time where most of the kids slept. After dinner we ended the day with kibbutz jeopardy to learn more about where we were staying.
– Aaron Erlich
August 2
Today we all woke up with enthusiasm because we were going to the Bedouin tents later on in the day. We have been looking forward to this experience for a while so it was really something nice to wake up to. Our morning started with some breakfast followed by a tour of our kibbutz. We saw donkeys, dates, and solar panels. After the tour we headed back to the kibbutz for more education on how it sustains itself through its various committees. We then hit the road! We arrived at the Bedouin tents and went camel ridding . We were then greeted with Bedouin hospitality of coffee and tea and got ready for our fun night under the breath-taking stars. Overall a 9/10 day.
– Skyler Stein
August 3
After an action-packed night sleeping in the Bedouin tents, we all woke up at 4AM so we could go and climb Masada and see the sunrise. We ate tea and biscuits and then were sent on our way. We took the Roman Ramp up to Masada, and then stayed up there and learned about its history. For our descent we took the snake path. Then our breakfast was waiting for us at the bottom of the mountain. After that treacherous adventure, we were all so moist with sweat that we needed some way to cool off.
– Noah Letwat
August 4
– Julia Schneider