Rahav is from Israel and his father's side of the family still lives there. Rahav hasn't visited in four years and wanted to see his family and introduce Dante to his rich culture which will certainly be a part of Dante's future.
We rented a flat in the Neve Zedek district of Tel Aviv and used that as our home base to explore Israel. We never fully acclamated to the time change and began most of our day trips at 3-4:00 in the morning. It was breathtaking to reach Masada as the sun rose over the dead sea.
Highlights were snorkeling in the Red Sea at Eilat, climbing the snake trail at Masada, walking the salt flats on the Dead Sea, driving through the dramatic landscape of Mitzpeh Ramon in the Negev Desert (and feeding Ibex) and the Siq at Petra.. too breathtaking for words to describe.
Petra, Jordan was our favorite site of the trip. After crossing the border on foot we hired a taxi to take us to Petra and checked into the Movenpick hotel at the foot of the entrance. With Dante strapped in the bjorn we rode every form of desert animal from horses, to donkeys to camels. We met, lunched and haggled with local bedoins and exlored every nook and cranny of the spectacular city built into the vibrant red sandstone. It was emotional to leave Petra. We both sensed what a special place it is and would've liked to stay a few more days.
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