Yep, the visual above is looking down into the valley from where we started. It was a starting line that pointed directly to the sky.
[caption id="attachment_339" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="halfway up the Nahal Arugot"]
[/caption]It was the competitor in me that refused to let myself rest for longer than 3 minutes. Up. Up. [away]. Climbing the route that King David traveled. Except that he had a full suit of armor. (Does my backpack count?)
Psalm 63 has taken on a different meaning. We made it to the top in less than 2 hours: battling the mid-day sun and hoping to find a source of shade (not one tree!).
The night before we camped at the Dead Sea.
Swimming floating in the Dead Sea is like being the living among the dead in a sea of warm oil. Warning: the smallest drop of water in the eyes is slow-death for 15-30 seconds. While it was a must-try, it wasn't an experience I am dying to repeat.
But overall, a fantastic weekend! Tomorrow we leave for a 7-day Galilee trip....& the bag is yet to be packed! Shalom.
