Galilee

Mountain biking this morning with our friend Shimshon (Samson) this morning along the Israeli border north of Tel Aviv - picked fresh avocado's the size of baking potatoes, and looked out over lush, well kept lush fields, clean and showing a lot of pride. Over the fence was rocky desolate land. Judy got to catch up on sleep. Our friends have taken us places and showed us things it would take days to describe. And the FOOD - fresh oranges, grapefruit, pecans, carob, pomelos, cheese, bananas, meat, fish, dates as sweet as sugar -- all grown in Israel. Our friends introduce us to delicious new dishes every night and spices which would take weeks to describe. The Land is blooming like never before. We are in Yuvalim - half-way between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Galilee, 40 kilometers from Nazareth at a friend's home.
Tomorrow we go to see the "Mount" where Jesus spoke, and "the place of loaves and fishes".
What an awesome place.