"Do you want some hand sanitizer or... do you want to feel all nice n' naturey?" -Meredith

Southern Coastal Plain Trip = A-mazing!

First Day: We went to Ashqelon and saw some ruins of a pagan city. It is mentioned several times in the Bible (2 Samuel 1:20 is one). In the archaeological digs they found tons of dog skeletons, because they believed they had healing powers. They also found baby skeletons in the sewer system. Archaeologists don't know why the babies were there. They said it could be a type of birth control because their was a lot of prostitutes in the city. Another interesting fact about this city is that Richard the Lionheart built a castle in Ashqelon. (Which it's interesting to note that Richard the Lionheart's body, brain and heart are all buried separately in France. He played a big role in the 3rd Crusade, where he planned to kill all Jewish people. He did terrible things to them before they were murdered).












Meditteranean Sea: It was a dangerous day to swim. Their was a black flag for "no swimming" up but in Israel signs don't really mean anything. So after a while you would hear the lifeguards yelling for people to come closer to the shore. It was super salty and I didn't stay in very long because it burned my cuts.
Ezuz: Camel rides! It was great and after 2 hours I was stiff and had to go to the bathroom. This place was amazing. It was out in the Negev (desert) and it was a Bedouin hotel. Hammocks, sitting on mats at dinner, eating with hands (we were given one spoon though), cement-type buildings, hut-style roofs, no beds just mats, desert floors with reed rugs covering them in the rooms,no windows just wood shutters. The sinks in the bathhouse had windows behind it them that looked out into the desert. B-A-U-tiful.

...There will be more to come from my trip because the pictures/videos are taking forever to download and I need to get going on some homework and get to bed early. I will be getting up and to the factory by 6:30 in the AM. Lahetraot!