Kelly Goodner
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| Surveying through very tall weeds in the early morning hours. |
So 4:30 am in Israel comes early but not bright. Waking up
when it’s still dark outside is always hard but hey I’m in Israel so it’s worth
it.
Instead of talking about the survey,
I am going to talk about the field trip we took in the afternoon.
Rather than returning to the field on
Wednesday afternoon we took a field trip further North to Tel Hazor where Dr. E
picked up ground stone tools that she
plans on doing further research with.
Our
first stop was Tel Hazor where we were given a tour by Dr. E.
FYI the tel is bottle shaped; yes Mom I did
learn something in college!
The
highlight of the tour was the water system the residents of the tel built for retrieving
water in times of siege.
This was the
highlight for two reasons: it was impressively sized as well as much cooler
then standing out in the hot sun on the tel.
For lunch Dr. E treated us to falafel, a tasty mix of fried chick peas
and salad goodies stuffed into a pita.
On
our way back to the kibbutz we stopped at the Mount of Beatitudes on the Sea of
Galilee, which includes a church and grounds with spectacular views of the sea and surrounding
areas.
We then stopped at the Israeli baptism
spot on the Jordan River. It was a beautiful area and we got to see two cute
little otter-like creatures. The final stop on our field trip was a parking lot
with a great view of Tel Bet Shean.
We then returned to the kibbutz for dinner exhausted and hungry.
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