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Well, the guide book said today would be 19 K but the GPS recorded 26.7 K. We are going with the GPS - it was long.....The
difference was a few backtracks as well as climbing the Horns of
Hattin twice (the site of a 12th century crusader battle). Again today we seemed
to be alone in the world, no other hikers and no signs of life as we
crossed Galilee fields and valleys. We saw lots of olive groves, but just in case
you are wondering, they taste terrible right off the tree (just ask Jane!). The trail is quite well marked but trail markers change often as the Jesus Trail joins and deviates from other trails - the Israel National Trail, the green trail, the Gospel Trail, the black trail and so on.It
seemed very busy in the sky between helicopters and jets, we did pass an
army base yesterday. And today we walked by a field marked with signs saying "danger
possible mines".
Our accommodation just keeps getting better and better and tonight we are in a tiny two bedroom suite with a balcony
overlooking a garden full of flowers and 60 fruit bearing trees, all of
which are mentioned in the bible. The Arbel Guest House has an onsite
restaurant and swimming pool. All this for approximately $60/night each.
With the extra kms today, and the end of the trail being straight up,
when we arrived at the village a young couple in their backyard felt sorry for us and, when we asked for directions, offered to drive us the final 2 K to the guest house. We still think we are
ahead in total kms walked, so no penalty for taking the ride!! Tomorrow will be the end of the trail. We can see the Sea of Galilee from here.
We had another fabulous dinner in the on-site restaurant - delicious St. Peters fish from the Sea of Galilee (a variety of whitefish) baked in the oven over a bed of tomatoes and herbs, three salads, and roasted potatoes.
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