It's end of June , and it's pouring out side, with a thunder storm! What the he_l is going on with this weather.
One Thursday 3 weeks ago it , oh sorry 2 weeks ago, was a beautiful day. My sister dropped my fiancée in the office and we headed south to Eilat.
With good music and good shawarma (same from last blog, it was just that good) we took the mitzpe ramon road and avoided the Arava road, by staying on road 40 as long as possible. I think that road is nicer (and safer). We stopped in a little hotel/hostel and didn't stop for Shoko at Yotveta.
With no time to spare we hit the beach and enjoyed the cool waters of the red sea. After a quick beach shower we went to do the usual tour of the board walk. Near the place we swam there is a very fun attraction. You go and sit in a ball type device and it launches you in the air in kind of a reverse Bungy. I was in Eilat a few times in the last years and this device was there, but I couldn't find companions for the ride. I had to go all the way to cleveland to find someone willing . we did the ride after sun set but before it was too dark. You are launched up, and then you can look back and see the most amazing views of Eilat bay and the surrounding mountains.
The movie is uploaded as I write these wards to You tube and there it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQpTk82EwJY
Sorry for the music, it was out of my hand (which were in a seatbelt in the device). If you have never tried it, go next time, it's great.
Excited we moved on and passed the Pri shake stand just before the board walk bridge and ordered my usual Banana melon on an orange juice base, which was better the last time I tried it. We crossed to the other side of the bridge where some girls without beads were doing beads for tourists. Which as I wrote before, we now are. So Alla stepped up to the plate (in a form of a chair) and took the bead challenge.
I don't know how people do it, are beads worth the pain. I guess girls will do crazy things just for the look. Even Alla (this is the start of a sentence but also a future name) didn't think it would hurt. But check out the photos, she was clearly in pain. And all I could do is get her a red colored slushy and take photos. The result was rewarding.
Miss beady and I moved to the end of the board walk and had a nice meal at the giraffe, then went to relax by the sea again and visit more animals.
The3 Monkies bar (which is the only place in Eilat; there are others of course, but for some reason no one knows/remembers them). We enjoyed the over salty peanuts, some cocktail and a live show from some British band including dancing.
Next morning we went to the border, and Alla took a photo of the border crossing. A border patrol dude came to us and asked us politely to delete the photo. You don't mess with security so we deleted and moved to Almog beach for breakfast.
Alla ate A Denise and declared it the best ever and I had a great four cheeses bagel toast. Then with full stomachs we went snorkeling with the sea cucumbers and various sea dwellers for a couple of great hours.
We stopped by the super market for road lunch and ate some ice cream bars and headed north for the dead sea.
our first destination in the dead sea was ein Bokek. A small watery ravine, we walked up stream(the water barely reach your ankles) until we reached a little pool (water till your knees and dove in.
this vadi we did with my friends who went met us there for a dead sea weekend.
We couldn't stay long in the river with Amit trying to get reception on his cell and had to get to the hotel for dinner with my family (they all came to the dead sea).
On dinner and trivia in future nights
p.s I just saw the "thriller" clip. And the character of Michael Jackson there is a copy of how he was today….hours before he died.
cheers and good night from middle of nowhere, New York
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