I drafted this 13 months ago at the end of the last adventure but for some reason it didn’t get published, so here it is …..and apologies for it being so very, very lengthy. I’m now in the plane on the way home and wanted to take some time to reflect on the trip / […]
Saturday 17 October 2015 – Day 8 – The final push – Kibbutz Lotan to Eilat
So it’s all done. We have arrived safely at Taba, the most southern point of Israel on its border with Egypt a few miles south of Eilat. We have completed the north to south ride. Today was shorter mileage than planned and on a different route. Richard R, Keith and Darren all had to catch […]
Friday 16 October 2015 – Day 7 – Through the Crater and Beyond: Mitzpe Ramon to Kibbutz Lotan
Here I sit in Kibbutz Lotan, in the middle of the Negev desert with just one day of the trip left to go. A tinge of sadness sets in because it’s almost over. But once again, this has been an amazing, unforgettable trip, beyond expectations. Last night,. After dinner ( kibbutz style food again! – […]
Thursday 15 October 2015 – Day 6 – Edge of the Crater: Yeruham to Mitzpe Ramon
Today was a “recovery” day after yesterday’s exertions and we all needed it. Although I don’t know how anyone else would define a “recovery day” in the context of what we are doing, but it was another 36 miles in 2 hrs 40 of cycling at an average of 13.4, hardly a light days work […]
Wednesday 14 October 2015 – Day 5 – Dead Sea to Yeruham; The Scorpion’s Ascent
Today was always going to be the hardest day of this trip. It is dominated by a huge amount of climbing up from the Dead Sea, leaving the Judean desert and riding into the Negev desert. The big climb of the day is Scorpions Ascent on an ancient trading route over a mountain ridge, followed by another […]
Tuesday 13 October 2015 – Day 4 – Along the Dead Sea’
We had a lie in today! Up at 6.30 for a 7.00 kibbutz breakfast and on the road by 7.45. Yesterday we rode through probably one of the most contested pieces of land in the world, although it was quiet and peaceful […]
Monday 12 October 2015 – Day 3 – The Jordan River Valley
Last night there was such banter about “keeping together” as a group all day especially Stuart explaining the benefits of this to Richard R. The topic was discussed not once but several times and ended up with a photo being taken at dinner whether we could keep together all day. We haven’t discussed the definition of […]
Sunday 11 October – Day 2 – Sea of Galilee to Kfar Yechezkel
One thing I want to add to yesterday was a discussion about food, what else? We asked Assaf if we should eat at the kibbutz or in a nearby restaurant. He just shrugged, leaving the decision to us. We wanted some more information on the kibbutz restaurant and asked what the food was like there. […]
Saturday 10 October 2015 – Day 1 – Metula to the Sea of Galilee – The Far North
Firstly and thankfully I did sleep well and feel a lot better today. My prayer in the note I left in the wall must have been heard!! Here I sit at the end of our first day cycling on the Veranda of our very nice kibbutz hotel overlooking the southern shores of Lake Tiberius. Lake […]