After a long night at the airport I crashed on the plane to Israel. We were delayed over an hour but I fell asleep so fast after getting to my seat that the whole flight was only 15 minutes in my mind!
We got off the plane, cleared passport control, picked up our luggage and found Jules waiting, smiling from ear to ear, outside. His energy was contagious and the kids were beyond thrilled to see him. They cheered as he came on the bus.
We got everything loaded up and headed out for breakfast. A delicious spread awaited us at our destination. We fuelled up and then headed out to climb Masada.
Our bus reached the ancient fort first and we set out. The climb was long and at times tiring but the kids overcame all this and we had a wonderful tour and history lesson at the same time. We took the cable cars down and set out to the dead sea.
Another amazing lunch and then time to play. The kids got "down and dirty" in the mud and floated in the waters of the dead sea. They enjoyed the relaxation and time to unwind after a long week and a busy morning.
We debriefed on the road to our Kibbutz and the kids all had incredible insightful things to say about the transition from Poland to Israel. The feeling was almost unanimous, leaving behind the death, destruction and despair that came our of Poland and coming into our homeland just felt right. The enthusiasm on the bus was easily felt.
We arrived at our home for the next 4 night, Kibbutz Sha'ar Ha Golan. We had some time to check-in, relax, shower off Poland and then had another great meal. Schnitzel again but today it tasted so much better, maybe it was the recipe or maybe it was just the country but I enjoyed it greatly! The salads were amazing and the fresh produce was a welcome change to the potatoes of Poland!
We had a good amount of free time tonight and tomorrow head out to T'zfat!
We are home and ready to explore!
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