Day Thirteen: Headed Home

We visited a final archeological site today and made it to Tel Aviv in time to watch the sunset on the beach, a block from our hotel. As I pack my things and prepare to head home, here are some final thoughts and images I'd like to share...

This trip has been physically, mentally, emotionally and intellectually exhausting. But I have loved every minute of it.

We have scaled rocky hillsides in 90 degree heat, mindful of scorpions and vipers nearby...

We have hiked for miles around archeological sites dating back thousands of years 

We have visited some of the most sacred sites in the world:

And experienced the local culture:

We have petted the stray cats that are EVERYWHERE

Dublin has nothing on Israel when it comes to round-a-bouts. They, also, are everywhere:

We have bonded as a group, been moved to tears, and laughed ourselves silly:

In a word, it has been...amazing...

Shalom,

Lisa