Israel Visit 21 November 2005

After goodbyes, we left Ezuz about 0800 h for a 5-hour drive across the Negev East to West, down into the Dead Sea-Jordan River valley, and up the valley, skirting Jericho, to the Southern shore of Lake Kinneret.

A serious wadi, heading down toward the Dead Sea, on the extreme Southern end.
Crystallized salt on shrubbery along shore of Dead Sea.
Crystallized salt on rocks along shore of Dead Sea.
Date Palms along shore of Dead Sea.
Caves in mountains North of Qumran. Dead Sea Scrolls were found in several of these caves. Village of Qumran is in foreground.
One of several mikvot (singular mikvah, baptismal pool) in Qumran. The Essenes who lived here in 1st century were very ascetic, purifying themselves by washing several times daily.
Plastered cistern in Qumran.
Lush vegetation at Kibbutz Ma'agan guest house, on Southern shore of Lake Kinneret. Note kumquats falling on ground! A pity!
Renee walks on water, on the Kinneret!