We did find AMAZING views of the Sea of Galilee from about 5 miles away, gorgeous fragrant flowers in the midst of dry plains, a waterfall and more! The part it lied about was the difficulty. I don't know what kind of superhero Israeli family could hike 8.8 kilometers up the mountain, down the mountain, forge the river and not lose the oxen or the cart! (Oregon Trail?)
We were following the "red hamburger" - two short fat white lines and a red one in between. Every 10 to 20 yards a hamburger is painted on a rock or landmark to let you know where to go. After the first 15 beautiful minutes of hiking the hamburger disappears. To the right: a river. Ahead: Thick bush. To the left: a wall of boulders. Hmmm... where is that red hamburger? Ah..yes, of course. 15 feet above us on the top of the boulder pile. Climb!! Continuing on our quest to make it to the camp site before sunset, we came upon a barbed-wire fence with a small metal door frame, with barbed-wire around the frame...and a metal bar diagonally blocking out the door. As Paul approached to try to squeeze through the small opening with his large hiking backpack, the bushes on the other side began to grunt. This was not a friendly grunt if such a thing exists, but a wild boar marking his territory type of grunt. While Paul wanted to rush in to see the boar, Jen wanted to be safe (and have time to take out the camera). Jen won, but Paul really had the better idea and all we have to show for this story is a footprint in the mud.
Continuing on, we came a 92ft deep fresh water pool! It was cold and oh so
refreshing after 2hrs of hiking. Because we knew this was coming we had prepared with propper hiking/swimming atire, allowing us to enjoy the most refreshing swim ever! A short while later the river became a little wider and suddenly fell 200 feet into another beautiful pool. The promised waterfall.
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