It was going to be a long trip, so we got a bigger car
and packed it to the gills
We picked up the kids at school and headed to the Ein Gedi Youth Hostel where we
had a room with 7 beds. Jane did calesthenics
Benjamin climbed into the top bunk
Sarah
Suzanne
and Jan
sat on their beds and I
gave a gentle pose.
After dinner, Jan took a family portrait
and we went to sleep.
The next morning, we took the obligatory phone booth pictures
a picture at the kibbutz/youth hostel
pictures of the mounatains
and the Dead Sea
from our room.
Next we went for a walk in the local nature reserve where
we saw caves
where we think people lived.
Then we studied the map
and found the first waterfall
which inspired us to walk further
until some of us could sit
alongside the next waterfall
while others
got closer to the water.
A nearby tour guide was exhorting his charges in energetic Hebrew
We continued on to the next and final waterfall
which was amazing to look at
especially on the side where droplets of rain
fell from the cliff.
We used the occasion to take a number of group pictures
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Once at the Dead Sea, we did some science
experienced the mineral baths
and turned to the mud experience as well as having a photo orgy of
our group (with Suzanne as photographer)
Sarah
David
Jane
and Jan
A friendly passerby took a lot of pictures of us
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Next it was time to take the tram
to the sea
follwing the rules
about swimming
The women went into the water first
and started floating
Other people were at the beach
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Next we drove to Masada
and started walking along the endless winding road
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We went to a few building ruins
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Then we looked down at where we had climbed and where the Romans had camped
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We concluded the day with even more pictures before
leaving Masada, first some views
then the storerooms
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We ended the day by driving to Ein Boqeq where we crossed this road
to take a final obligatory
phone booth picture (the talented viewer will see Sarah hiding in this picture).