May 6th: Blog from Noah L. and Jacob

Monday’s bloggers are Noah L. and Jacob:

This morning we woke up in our beautiful hotel, which we embraced as an upside of our changed travel plans. Because of the cease fire, we were able to continue with a regular day today. First we ate breakfast at the hotel. Next it was off to Ein Avdat, where it was a particularly hot hike – our first really hot day. Even though we were boiling, we got to see a beautiful oasis and waterfall. After that we went to David Ben Gurion’s grave in Sde Boker. We played a trivia game learning about his life, then saw the grave, then had an inventive picnic where we split into groups and were assigned different foods to buy for lunch at a nearby supermarket. After lunch we took Jeep rides off-roading through the Negev, got plastered with dirt and dust, and had a great time. After the jeep rides we drove to Kfar Nokdim for camel rides and a night of Bedouin hospitality. We are off for an early night of sleep since we are waking up at 4am to hike Masada for sunrise!

Photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AeTZ7pJT8AqqxadE8