This weekend 5 of us from the ulpan went camping. We went to Achziv, which is very far north on the coast. There is a lot of history there...you can read about it if you want.

By the letter "A"...Don't freak out about how far north it is.

The camping there was a lot different from any camping I've done at home. It was not like in the wild. It was in and around some ruins. So it was like half built walls and then some grassy areas.  You have to bring a grill because you can't make an open fire. It was really beautiful though because we were set up on a cliff looking right out over the Mediterranean.

 

Our camp site

We had a great time. It was my first night sleeping away from the ulpan and it was really nice.  Especially without a fire, it got dark early so we started drinking and eating early, so we went to sleep early too.  We could see some military ships patrolling the border, shinning their spot light on small boats in the area. At home you need to keep food away because of the bears. Here, like everywhere in Israel, there were cats. They are much less dangerous but very annoying.

Between going to sleep early and the sun rise we were up early. It was relaxing. We got up, fell back asleep, the boys went in the water. By lunch time we had been up for so long that we decided to pack it in and head home.

It was nice to get out, to be away a little bit, to have some quiet, to see a different place. Hopefully we can go somewhere else soon.