Day 10 - Mastering Masada

6/17 – Wednesday: Dead Sea & Southern Galilee

• 4:30 – Rise & Shine
• 4:45 – Climb Masada  (takes 1 hour) & See North Palace first
• 6:30 – Shacharit with Tefillan on Masada near Synagogue – Luke 11 
• 8:30 – Take Tram down
• 9:00 – Breakfast at Masada Youth Hostel; Pack & Leave by 10:00
• 10:30 – Ein Gedi – Swim & Hike
• 12:30 – Qumran 
• 2:00 – Lunch at Bet Shean Shwarma Place
• 2:30 – Tel Bet She’an
• 4:00 – Belvoir
• 5:00 – Yardenit 
• 6:00 – Arrive at Housing – Karei Desha & Dinner & Hang Out

Summary of today: I hiked up Masada.

Honestly, everything else afterwards was an exhausted blur; I have nothing interesting to say.
I remember the Ein Gedi springs and the huge fortress at Belvior... but I was tired!
Here's some photos.

A memory of yesterday...

beginning the hike @ 4:30 AM

Made it to the top at 5:29 AM

Group Shot at Belvoir