Sorry for the hiatus - after all of my adventures in the last week, I didn't have time to blog, and now I'm back home and not used to spending time on the computer! This is the first of a few posts that are coming up (I will have at least one on the desert and one on my final reflections).
Back to Eilat: The reason they took us there was to relax, and become acclimatized to the heat (Eilat is in one of the southernmost parts of Israel, so it's about the same temperature as the desert). Relaxation included snorkeling in the Red Sea the first day, and a yacht on the second day.
Yes, we had a yacht to ourselves all day the second day. The top deck was open, but had a canopy so we didn't fry. The view was magnificent, and we could go banana boating or parasailing. I went banana boating, which was a blast! I only fell off when we capsized, but the water was a welcome savior from the heat. A few hours before lunch, we just sort of stopped in the middle of the sea, and we could jump out for a swim, or slide down the inflatable water slide on the side of the yacht (pretty crazy!). We had lunch on the dining room floor, and then headed back to the main port. After lunch, when most of us went back up to the main deck, someone brought out sliced watermelon, which was the perfect touch!
That brings me to another thing that I noticed - when fruit is served. I consider fruit to be something typically served with breakfast, or as a snack. Fruit is _never_ served with breakfast in Israel, but always after lunch and dinner as a dessert. That makes a lot more sense to me, and it really is a great dessert! The most commonly served fruits were melon, grapes, plums, apples, and oranges. I miss the fruit a lot. . .
The yacht was the main thing in Eilat, since we were only there for 1.5 days. It was fun, relaxing, and hot. The perfect transition to the desert...
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