There's nothing quite like a bible, a journal, and hot chocolate on a beautiful Galilee morning, Adventurer #3 decided.
Unfortunately, the peacefulness couldn't last forever. The activities of the last day of the adventure beckoned, and after breakfast and another dip in the lake, the adventurers rose to meet the days challenges.
The first leg of their journey went around the lake and to the top of Mt. Arbel where they would have had a spectacular view of the lake region, if the air had been clearer. Undaunted, they climbed down the cliff and explored the caves that had sheltered Jewish rebels during the time of Herod the Great.
After climbing back up they made their way to Tiberias where some members of the team were nearly vanquished by a shwarma...and eggplant.
Though the danger was mortal, their lives were miraculously preserved and they spent some small time exploring the water front.
Cramming themselves into their minute vehicle once more, they journeyed to one more crusader out-post, Belvoir. Once there they managed to procure some armor for this, their final assault upon a castle.
The assault on the castle itself was brief, but bitterly fought. In the skirmish the moat monsters took possession of Adventurer #4 and held her for ransom for most of the rest of their time at the castle. The rest of the explorers considered the inside of the castle and admired the spectacular view of the Jordan Valley that could be seen from that height.
All too soon it was time to get back in the now beloved car for the last leg of the journey home. As the adventurers drove down the Jordan valley they caught sight of the full moon rising over the Jordanian hills across the way and paused to savor the moment with the last of the Druze apples.
Even adventures must come to an end, or at least a transition point. The five adventurers, blessed with friendship and memories, transitioned back into the adventure of daily life in Israel.
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