A 5 Star Desert

We took our trip down south last week. This was my favorite trip last time, and it exceeded expectations this time.

We did a workshop that...a...lets just say, wasn't my cup of tea. It was nice to do different movement,
but maybe the people aren't my cup of tea.

We stayed in a hostel right under Masada. It was a gorgeous place and the landscape is stunning. I never looked at the desert and thought, "stunning"
but it really is.

This is the landscape of the hostel.

We got nice and early and did a hike in the Judea desert. It over looked the Dead Sea, had a rare stream running, (It had just rained) we climbed down some nice cliffs and hung off ledges.
That’ll get the adrenaline pumping.

No, this is not the cliff we climbed down, but you get the picture.

We went to spend the night in a Bedouin Tent. You know, the kind that have one big mattress covered by a cloth tent. We all got a lovely surprise and ended up in what I will refer to as, The 5 Star Bedouin Tents.

We learned about the customs and life style of the Bedouin and had an amazing meal where I got to eat rice with my hands. That had me sold right there. We finished the night off with a bon fire and tried to sleep on our straw mattresses. Don't get me wrong, I was grateful for the hut, but I was sniffling all night from the straw.

I got visit my future pet.

We named her Chaliet, to go with Chali #1 and Chali #2.

We got up the next morning and hiked Masada. It was a beautiful day to do it. The story is brutal on both sides, and standing on top of the mountain, seeing how people lived for years, is a lot to take in. I think it's bad living with same people on a kibbutz, try a mountain top for 4 years.

We finished off in the Dead Sea. Who can't be happy floating on top of water?

A wonderful week. I love Israel :)