Two weeks jeep trip in Georgia Asia

This year we are taking with us a granddaughter that reached 12 years  (Batmizva)  , she is already the forth grandchild that joins ou RV trips, and it became a tradition since our first Grandaughter turned 12 and asked to join us and till now all parties are happy.

The school year ends at the end of June so we decided to take a two week jeep trip to Georgia Asia and what a great trip it was.

Georgia is known for its great outdoors ,surrounded by high mountains and its luck of roads from one area to another, so our first task was to look for a way to get to the remote authentic places and enjoy incredible views, so did a throw check and found Alex Svanidze a well recommended official tour guide with the right jeep to explore the country on its very rough sometimes off-roads.

We started the trip in Tibilisi and ended after 2 weeks in Batumi that is located at the Black Sea.

There was never a dull moment, old 12 century villages ,markets, high peak mountains,hikes to waterfalls and glaciers, visits to shepherds that live on the mountains with no electricity but welcomed us with cheese home made and cream.

The guesthouses Alex chose for us were very comfortable and included a huge breakfast which of course we could not finish so we were offered bags to take the leftovers with us and eat it on the way which we happily did , it kept us going till the evening.... 

     

Alex was so nice that he invited us to have dinner with his family in Tibilisi, it was one of the most moving gestures , the table was covered with traditional food ,wine and Chacha (Georgian Vodka but better).

We meet with his wife daughter and his father that acted as the table manager,toasting and greeting us with each zip of ChaCha... we almost could not get up from the table, we will always remember Alex and his outstanding family.

It sure was one of the best trips we took recently, way above our expectations,we enjoyed everything :food,accommodations,the smooth ride,the nature,authentic and real kind welcoming people and even the weather...

We sure will come again to visit and area that we missed because the road was blocked by heavy snow.

Here are some more pictures , as it is said “One picture is more than a 1000 words”

We still have time to “digest “ this adventure before we fly on the 5 of July to pick the rig from Spokane WA and start our 17^th RV trip to North America.

To travel is like a book if you do not travel you are still on the first page....

Wish you all happy travels.

Tavor Stream Natural Reserve-Israel

Spring brings with it blossom, smells and perfect weather to hike in the nature.

We took advantage  for a 7Mile hike in the South East of the the Galil region in North of Israel just east of Mount Tabor https://www.bibleplaces.com/mounttabor/

A bus picked the people of our hiking  group starting at 7AM and at 8:30 after having breakfast we started to hike the trail passing through colorful pastures,streams  all the way to high view points.

As you can see we do not have a lot of water but when we see some it is  a big celebration like we stroke “gold”, at this season we were still able to experience a weak stream and a small waterfall before it all gets dry in the hot sun of the summer.

The climb to the top of the mountain was very rewarding , in some cases we had to use iron steps built into the stone but the views , the fresh air and the atmosphere were worth every step.

Flowers , birds and cows (No bears…) completed the picture and added to this great hiking day in North of Israel, there is a lot to see in our small country,Shores of the Medditernian sea,ancient cities such as Jerusalem,Acko,Nazaret,teh Dead sea at the lowest place on Earth and a lot of history- going back to when Abraham walked the land just 5000 or so years ago....it sure worth a visit.

https://new.goisrael.com/

We are ready for the next adventure….Jeep Trip to Georgia Asia in June, till then we wish you all to do things you want to do NOW….because today is the FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES.