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.
Yichiam to Klil
March 6, 2011 by
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?