We’ve climbed up out of the Dead Sea depths, a ~3,000 foot climb. We’re at a small desert town that’s growing fast enough to get designated as a city soon. Lots of Orthodox Jews here. As a result, all the restaurants here have a tiny washbasin right in main room, even the small falafel cafe in town. This allows for ritual washing before eating.
We stayed in a simple but very delightful hostel in a “moshav,” which is an agricultural cooperative. There were some old wooden doors scattered around the place.
Efforts have been made to invest in the area, and lots of donations have come from Australia.
The day was all desert, dry, empty, lovely in an awesome way. The road for the steep climb was closed because some of it is in bad shape and maybe also because it runs through long stretches of military land.
Our hotel is a socialized experiment. It’s a lovely place, with desert style architecture, but the cool thing is that all its profits go into Yerucham’s educational system.
Must go to breakfast… Enjoy!