Galilee the rest

When we weren't visiting churches or going on crazy hot hikes, we were back at the Kibbutz, getting in as much swimming as we possibly could. The lifeguard was only on duty from 1 to 5, so on the days we weren't fieldtripping, I was in the water the whole time. Just like I would be at the beach at home. It was always so calm when we started, not a wave in sight. At about 3pm, the wind would start to kick up, and the waves got big fast. They were almost big enough to body surf on the very last day.
The best days were the last two when each class took turns with only a half day fieldtrip, so we were all together for swimming time. The rest of the week it seemed we hardly saw the other class. We didn't even go to church together.
On our way home from Galilee, we stopped in Sepphora, where the Seelys performed on an ancient stage. Ok, the stage wasnt ancient, but the rest of the theatre was. They got their family theme song stuck in my head for the rest of my life, so I'm going to share it with you. Just one verse though. I really need to ask the Seelys for the rest, because it's a great song. Sung to the tune of Far Far Away on Judea's Plains.

* You need to know first that a tell is basically a hill with ruins on top. There are lots of layers of cities that have been built and destroyed and built again.

We're the Seely family
and they won't give us a bus
Because they know we'd take it
to Beirut and Damascus

What the tell, What the tell
What the tell are we climbing?
Rocks and boulders, oh how swell!
Climb another hill!
Oh what the tell!

Our t-shirts for this semester are going to say "what the tell tours" on the front. I love the Seelys.