Our tour guide Guy is simply amazing! We got a very early start this morning after waking up to an amazing Israeli breakfast at our Guest House.
Our day started by meeting our Mifgash today. We were joined by 8 Israeli soldiers that are our age, only they are serving in the army. They seem like they are going to a great addition to our bus family! From our initial meeting with the soldiers, we headed to a local military cemetery and got an overview of the Golan Heights and of Israel.
From there, Guy, our tourguide gave us a very moving talk about the history of Israel and of the 6 Day War at an Outpost overlook of Syria. We were also given the opportunity to speak with a man that made aliyah in a town that needed to be evacuated, that had a deep impact on many of us.
Following lunch it was time for our first official hike at Tel Dan. And what better way to celebrate our first hike then spending our money at Kibbutz Naot, the shoe kibbutz. We bought lots of sandals and shoes, sure hope there is room on the plane ride back!
To end our afternoon we went rafting and tubing down the Jordan River, although the rapids weren't huge, we had a really great time!
Back at the hotel after dinner tonight, we had a concert by a popular Israeli artist. It's hard to believe that today was only our 2nd day!
Tomorrow we have a very early day and we will be taking a bike ride through the Hula Valley, visiting Safed, hiking through Mt. Meron, visiting a Druze village in Beit Jahn, and taking part in our first of 4 conversations.
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