Chofesh! Give me chofesh!

My week-long chofesh (vacation) between ulpan and the start of classes was great. It basically consisted of a backpacking adventure in the Western Galilee and the Golan, and then a few days of R&R at home in J'lem, culminating in a 12 hour long marathon of watching all three Lord of the Rings films. It was a pretty awesome break.

Highlights of the backpacking adventure:

We spent our first night in a Crusader castle.
We spent our second night in a farmer's fig and olive orchard (at his invitation).
We hiked through the Banias.
We played for a morning in Nimrod's Fort.
We spent an afternoon on the skaniest, gnarliest beach in Nahariya playing "Oh Hell."
We walked many, many kilometers.
We ate a buttloard of ramen noodles, oatmeal, sausages, and nuts. So many nuts.

Here are some pictures of the adventure:


The Crew



Amy and Me



Josh and Jim get us found!



Ari and I, waiting



Nimrod's Fort



The view from Nimrod's Fort



The view from The Banias



The Banias Falls



The Lookout




Sunset