FUN-travel: Holy Land – Sea of Galilee, Israel – Day 14
May 6, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Holy Land – Sea of Galilee, Israel – Day 14
The ABC’s of The Holy Land
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Trip Day 68 – Sunday, April 7 – Sea of Galilee, Israel –sunny, not – high, 80’s
African Catfish
- 7:00 – machine cappuccino – not bad
- 9:00 – start tour
- 1st stop – 9:15 – Tabgha – one of most important Jesus sites in Galilee – where he fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread & 2 fish – up hill to Mount of Beatitudes – location of Sermon on the Mount
- 2nd stop – 10:00 – Hula Valley Nature Reserve – 800 acres – home to 1000’s of birds & animals – planked walkways over wetlands – see African Catfish – turtles – Nutria – home to 500,000 migrating birds as well – flocks of storks flying overhead
- 3rd stop – 11:30 – Gamla National Park – center of Golan Heights – features include 150 ft waterfall – highest in Israel – ancient walled city built on slope of very steep hill surrounded by cliffs – raptor observatory is home to largest nesting colony
Mount of Beatitudes
- 4th stop – 1:15 – Talmudic Village of Qatzerin – ancient village replica
- 5th stop – 1:30 – lunch – Falafel sandwich w/the works – VG!
- 6th stop – 2:00 – Olive Press Mill – tour w/talk on how it’s made & store to get you to buy stuff
Gamla National Park
- 7th stop – 3:00 – Golan Heights Winery – 8 different owners – 5.5 million bottles per year – taste 3 types
- 4:45 – cold beer @ Kibbutz overlooking gardens & Sea of Galilee
- A – good thing we got here when we did – tomorrow is National Holocaust Day – so no alcohol after 5 pm until tomorrow night
- 7:30 – dinner again just so-so – typical buffet
- 8:00 – wine on the balcony!
FF – (FUN-fact) – The Sea of Galilee is actually a fresh water lake.
More FF – A Kibbutz is basically a co-op, where everyone works for the common good. They are socialists but need to be capitalists to make it work.
Talmudic Village