We're Back...In The Negev

Finally, we're back. After a month of not being able to get any images on to this blogspot, my deepest apologies to all, here are some of the latest from Israel. Alot had happened in a month, so there will be alot of catching up to do. Hopefully this streak of being able to post prictures will continue for some time.

This is the Negev. Two thirds of Israel is the Negev, a big and, needless to say, arid desert. The grave is that of David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel and the man with the dream to transform the Negev into a land of agriculture and greenspace by redirecting the water resources of Israel. His dream has yet to come to fulfillment. The deer type animal is an Ibex. It lives in the Negev and they poop alot. It's fun to throw their poop at girls because they freak out...the girls that is, not the Ibex; they don't care. We traveled to a place in the Negev called Mizpe Ramon. It is basically a big crater. Beautiful, as you can see. Israel is trying to bring more and more tourism to the Negev, although to be honest, their are not a whole lot of incentives to go there. Great for biking and backpacking. The tourist "industry" in the Negev makes most of its money from selling bottles of water, something very important in the desert. So this is the Negev.