Trips

On Thursday last week, the Garin went on a little trip.

We went up north to go kayaking in the Yarden River. It was a lot of fun. The best part was that while there was a sign that said no swimming, no one listened and we played a game called capture the boat.

Basically people jump from boat to boat, trying to throw other people in the water. At one point in the river, we all jumped out and swam for a little, enjoying the cool water.

Besides the water fun, we also went hiking. There are so many breath taking views from the top of the mountains in the north. It is also easier to understand how close we are to Syria and other neighboring countries, since we often went right to the boarder, which was only a 5 min drive from where we were staying.

Then at night, we slept at Sasa. Sasa is a kibbutz up in the north that is also hosting a Garin. Their Garin is from LA and they were all really cool people.

In the morning, we left Sasa and went to Acco to see the old ruins.

Of course no trip is complete without a little bit of trouble and of course, we were no exception.

While walking through the Arab shook, one of our soldiers was robbed. He had left his wallet in his back pocket and while we were waiting on line for some humus, he felt a hand there. He turned around to see someone staring right at him. After a few short milliseconds, the guy started running away. Of course, a Garin group of 20 kids chased the man down. This of course attracted a lot of attention and the man got away.

After the interesting time at Acco, the Garin went to Rosh Hanikra. Rosh Hanikra has the most amazing caverns, with water in them, in Israel. Rosh Hanikra also happened to be the Israeli border with Lebanon. It was interesting to see the sign on the wall that said Israel this way, Beirut that way.


After Rosh Hanikra it was time to go home. Once we arrived to the kibbutz, we quickly got ready for Shabot. This Shabot actually turned into a fun and exciting Shabot for me and two other friends. You would think that after coming back from a hike and trip that we would all be tired, but this was not the case. My two friends and I snuck out of the kibbutz and we went hiking all the way to a mountain that is not far from the kibbutz. The mountain is called Har Gilboa. There we made a camp fire, talked and slept under the stars. In the morning, we walked back to the kibbutz and slept (since sleeping on rocks isn’t exactly the most comforting bed.)