Last week we had an overnight trip to the Golan Heights. We started day one by going to Rosh Pina, a lovely city not far from Sefad. Then we went hiking in the Gilaboon Stream down from the Golan, going through deserted villages and old Syrian army emplacement and waterfalls. It was a LONG and exhausting hike, but very very beautiful. We then went to a bunker at the Valley of Tears and talked about the battle for the Golan during the Yom Kippur war.
At the hotel, we had dinner and met up with the dozen other Oranim groups there. (I even bumped into someone I knew from Capital Camps.) The second day we went to a kibbutz even closer to the Lebanese border than we are. We spoke with the kibbutz security officer and he talked about how the army protects the settlements in the north. We also went hiking in the Banias- one of the Jordan River sources. This hike was also extremely beautiful.
Anyway, this week is our last week volunteering. We're having a graduation ceremony/dinner on Thursday. Friday night will be a HUGE party at the pub for Purim. Then people start leaving the kibbutz and heading home around Sunday/Monday.
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