We leave early morning 20th, having had some wonderful experiences and really enjoying our time with Shell & Matt & their children Mia & Isaac. Also had a lot of laughs and it will be sad saying goodbye to them.
Matt has done a great job making sure we get to the right places both driving us and leading us in their car, and suggesting places of interest to visit. So we feel we have seen and experienced a good representation of Israel.
We have covered many k's in rental cars without any major problems apart from being involved in a 3 car collision and getting hit from behind just outside of Jerusalem which caused Pete some trauma from having to drive into and then back out from the centre of Jerusalem to change hire cars !
Some of you will know that one of Sue's passions is talking to and listening to people share their lifes stories and this has been one of the many highlights of our journey; meeting and talking with so many interesting people from different races, colours and shades of....with such interesting and often sad life stories to share.
We recently had time to chat with an 80 year old survivor of Auschwitz concentration camp, his tatooed number although blurred still on his forearm. Intered as a 10 year old with his Polish family having been captured in France while trying to hide. Lost his entire family. But wow what a character with a zest for life and a capacity to keep going that was astounding. Still operating a successful little business at the Caesarea archeological site. A real ladies man with charm to match along with the experience that comes from having had 6 wives.
We will continue with our blog site when we return home so that you can complete this awesome journey with us......
The charming gentleman who survived Auschwitz sounds delightful! ;-)
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