On Friday, on our way to a lovely weekend at a field school on the coast of Israel near Achziv, we took a hike along with friends of ours on a trail that started at the Crusader Fortress at Yichiam and ended in the ecological village of Klil. We passed lots of other hikers- old and young, Jews and Arabs, all out on a magnificent day.
Because it is already spring in Israel, which one determines by seeing the blooming of the almond trees
we were treated to a very lush experience. Climbing down the mountain we saw this vista
We walked along a dry creek bed, filled with stones.
and we saw beautiful cyclamens,
brilliant anemones,
and even dazzling wild roses.
It was the perfect prelude to a lovely shabbat stay by the sea where we enjoyed the brilliant sun and the clear blue water of the Mediterranean.
Looks lovely! Is this a well-marked trail? How can we find it – for future reference, in case Morey ever gets a day off again 😉 How long did it take?