Another Weekend Gone

Last post I mentioned the rising heat and we did indeed have shorter work days this past week. On Wednesday we ended a whole hour earlier, and Thursday ended a half hour earlier. So, that was a nice way to end the work week, though the weekend was also quite hot.

I took a day trip to Caesarea with 18 others on Friday, July 20th. Caesarea is an ancient port town built by King Herod and named for Augustus Caesar. It later because a Crusader fortress and there are some remains left to be seen of that as well. It has a theatre, which still functions today for performances, a circus, remains of many houses and buildings and lots of preserved floors - mosaic and tile - which are always interesting to see. The original intention was to tour the site and go snorkelling in the waters (the dive club is actually within the walls) but we were told that conditions weren't favourable. The water was too sandy and murky to be able to see much of anything, so it would be a waste of money. We did spend a small amount of time on the tiny stretch of beach but it was rather dirty, and there were rocks on the bottom. We also saw a jellyfish and decided it was a good thing we couldn't go snorkelling anyway. We went for some delicious ice cream and then left the grounds to walk to the aqueduct which is a few kilometres north of the port. We returned to the main area and shared two pizzas for lunch.
Later that night, back at the kibbutz, there was a barbecue and a pool party afterward. So it was a nice night of socializing and drinking together. This night was a tad cooler than it had been during the week so I didn't go into the water but instead sat with others on waterproof carpet and around candles next to the pool.

Today was another nice, lazy day. I resolved to sleep in and managed an impressive 10:00 am wake-up call. I did actually wake up a couple of times around 6:30 and 8:00 but refused to get out of bed. And it was glorious.
When I did get up, I did a much-needed full load of laundry so I should be set for the week, though I might do another load during the week for other stuff that didn't make it in. The rest of the day was pretty lazy. I read another borrowed book, The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff; the book teaches a bit about Taoism by relating it to the characters found in Winnie the Pooh. It was short and easy but interesting. Before that, over the the week, I read Ruth Rendell's The Vault, which is a murder mystery and not a bad read.

It's hard to believe I only have two weeks left before I'm back in Canada, but I'll try to make the most of it! Still trying to figure out my remaining weekends though. Whatever happens, it's sure to be fun.