Day trip to see the bloom on Valentine Day

After a week of constant rain we found out that at the foot of the Israeli desert there is an outstanding bloom of  the “KALANIT” and in English the Anemone red flower.

In general we love to hike in the desert especially in the winters where the climate is very mild and suitable for any out door activities except when there is a flood,then you better stay away from the place.

To avoid the heavy traffic we chose not to go during the weekend what later we found as a very wise decision as only few visitors were in the area  and it made all the difference.

  It did not take us long to get our things ready for a 2 hour drive South towards Sederot and from there another 12 KM towards the village of Shokeda .

Due to the beautiful bloom many visitors came to the area what forced the village to make a path around the village for the visitors and avoid going through the village.

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The first thought that came to our mind when we got closer that there is a fire in the woods but it was the carpets of the red blooming flowers,unfortunately I can show you only the pictures  without the smell and the buzz of the bees.

We walked the paths along the colored carpets as  in a dream,sometimes you could see the red color as far as the horizon,some people just sat and enjoyed the red show as the wind moved the flowers as waves in the sea and some sat down to paint the scenery-it was an OUTSTANDING sight.

We also loved the fact that people and especially kids were very careful not to step on the flowers,look enjoy and let the nature take care of itself.

This weekend there will be a storm and next week this magnificent sight will turn green again-till next year.

It is a small country (Florida is 8 times larger) but it is beautiful and diverse.

Day Hike in South Golan Heights.

While in Europe the cold weather front is taking a toll we are experiencing the most beautiful climate at this time,it is cold crispy and the skies are perfect blue, of course there is a downside to this   and is a luck of rain but as one said before “we can not control the weather so why waist energy on the issue ?” and so we did not and took advantage of this lovely day to hike 8 miles along the MEZARR Wadi in South Golan Heights.

The bus collected the hiking group starting at 630AM and at 8AM off loaded us at the starting point,we carried the breakfast ,lunch and water with us all the way and eat on the route.

During the day the wind changed as we climbed and we had to peal and add clothing like an onion.

This hiking group exists more than 15 years with more or less the same people,so it is always great to meet old friends on these occasions.

The Golan Heights are blessed with gorgeous mountain views and few waterfalls that are beautiful to watch in the spring after the rain and the melting snow from Hermon Mountain that has its South sloops in Israel and the North sloops in Lebanon.

We are  winter “seasonal” hikers because for the last 10 years we RV in N.America every summer with our 5W and are happy to find the “balance” between our HOME in Israel and our “Home on wheels” in North America,lets hope this will last for many more years….We arrived at home at 8PM after a great day, tired but happy and are looking forward for the next day trip at the end of this month,this does not mean that I am not working on our 11th RV trip that will start in late May and that will be fun too….

Till we meet again.

Hanuka 2011

Hanuka is a holiday that symbols LIGHT , you can read all about it here http://danyshula.blogspot.com/search/label/HANUKA

Time passes the kids and the grand kids get older and we get wiser  ….it is always overwhelming to have this traditional Holidays together,singing the songs , praying and  having the tradition pass from one generation to another.

There is Happiness and a sense of achievement together with a regular concern of the unknown .

  

THE FIVE ANGELS…..

We want to wish you and you families Happy Holidays where ever you are combined with Health,Happiness and a lot of laughter.

Our small garden in December

There is no balance in the world ,some places are flooded and some are dry as a bone,some have to much snow and some never experienced the magic of the white flake,some places are over crowded and in some you can walk days with out seeing another person.

We would like very much to have snow now as the Holidays are approaching but instead  we took advantage of a sunny warm weather  in our region to do some work in the garden – You can’t have it all…..

Our dear friends the Padgett’s  were kind enough to send us Flower Bulbs all the way from Indiana and today they found their way to the “Holy soil in our garden”.

Happy Holidays to you all.

I once asked a person from the 10000 lakes State (Minnesota)to give us one lake,it will double the number of lakes we have and they will not feel a thing...somehow it did not work..

Winter on the beach

This Saturday we joined our middle son and his family to enjoy the warm weather on the beach just 15 minutes from our house in Israel.

I know that some of you are on the way or already in the South and some are already in Mexico with their rigs to take advantage of a warm sunny winter,we unfortunately have to leave our rig in the US for the winter but can compensate ourselves being with family and a very mild winter.

I love the beach in the winter especially when it is not windy,it is not crowded,lots of parking ,it is clean and relaxing,the sunsets are beautiful but the minute the sun goes down it becomes chilly and cold.

We send you all a warm breeze from our small beautiful country,may you and your families have a great Holiday.

Rig stored ,we are at home for the winter

As non residents are given “only” 6 months to stay in the US,so since 2002 we are RVing in the summers ,at the end of each trip we store the rig and fly home for the winter,just to come in the following spring to pick up from the place we stored the rig and discover new States/Provinces.

As we like nature,hiking,history and meeting people it usually takes us 3-4 States to really “see”  each summer.

Till now we have explored The Western States,Canada except Manitoba,North Eastern States. :

         

This year in late October we stored the rig next to Charlotte NC and will be picking it from there next May-June and this time we will end the trip in Ontario Canada around October 2012.

I am currently planning a route that we have not taken yet and would like your advise/suggestions/comments along it.

The idea is to drive along this route (more or less) use  parks with electrical hook-ups at central locations and do side trips mainly to waterfalls,overlooks,hikes and events with the truck.

 

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Thank you for all your comments/suggestions.

End of our 10th RV summer trip

It is the end of our 10th RV trip and this time we explored Michigan-Indiana-Kentucky-Tennessee and Part of North Carolina. We are storing the rig next to Charlotte NC and flying back home for the winter just to come back in next spring to pick the rig to discover,hike,meet people and LIVE the Life as we like. To all my Blogger friends,people that we meet on the way and maybe never will see again and to friends that shared with us their time,here is a short run down of this fantastic 2011 summer. See YA ALL IN 2012. CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START.

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