Eilat airport

I'm sitting in the small airport on Eilat waiting for a flight to Ben Gurion where I'll spend the night, taking an early flight home tomorrow. Today was spent wandering along the ocean front, which isRead more
I'm sitting in the small airport on Eilat waiting for a flight to Ben Gurion where I'll spend the night, taking an early flight home tomorrow. Today was spent wandering along the ocean front, which isRead more
A full day. Didn't see any 🐪on the ride though I did avoid a lot of camel poop so I know they're around somewhere. We started the second to last riding day with a loooong downhill ride with lots ofRead more
Today's ride looked to be easier than yesterday with fewer longcareer hills. And it would have been except for a ferocious wind - sometimes's head wind. and sometimes a gusty wind from the right. WeRead more
i remember tasting cherry tomatoes when we were there in 2000. I believe they taste exceptionally good because they're watered with salt water - or at least that is what I recall. xoxoMartha
Everyone is excited and maybe a bit nervous about the ride. In any case, everyone is very friendly and some have done the ride several times already. There are some very experienced riders here (notRead more
Last checkpoint leaving the west bank
No falafel, bit a huge lunch in a restaurant called the tent, a"bedoin" restaurant. For some reason it seems to be high tourist season in Bethlehem. There were lots of tours.
Stunning day which I will have to describe at some future date. Suffice it to say that I feel like my brain is devolving within my head.
Pictures: checkpoint, arafat museum. and tomb, planned town.
Dror picked us up at the airport and brought us (after giving David's bike too the Israelride folks) to their apartment in Ashdod. We sat around talking about Israel worth Dror and his wife, Eva.Read more