Some of us had a good time this morning, when Uri went to respond to the call of nature and said something like "Guys, there's a swamp here". We all just ignored it, until he got back covered in mud all all the way up to his waist. Needless to say, we got plenty of photos of the sight.
We got back on the trail and headed over to Nahal Tsipori, stopping at Ein Yivka for breakfast. A Very nice place. Later we reached the Monk's Mill, and filled up on water there. I managed to lose the silicone thingie at the end of my right earphone over there. Damnit. I hate those earphones. Now I have an excuse for getting a new pair.
I borrowed Yaara's earphones for the way, and headed out while listening to the Starship Titanic. Really quite a crummy book, but it was somewhat amusing listening to a book while walking. The trail just follows the stream, and around Nofit, and I made another break just after crossing the road.
When Tal, Uri, Yaara and Nir came along we walked on a bit, and made another break under a nice tree before the climb up to Shaar Ha-Amakim Reserve.
I headed out towards the shop in Kfar Hassidim, hoping to get myself a Magnum/Nok-out. When I got there I couldn't find any, even though it was a big supermarket. Everything was glat-kosher.
I waited near there, talking with two guys doing the trail at a faster pace - they are only carrying water and some snacks for the day, and sleep every night in a room someplace. They got this far in 7 days.
I tried to find Zammy's number in Usafia. After calling some friends to search for it on the forum, Ori finally found it and gave it to me. I called Zammy and told him we might be coming over this evening, and he said that he doesn't have room for 5, but he will make some arrangements for us. Later he called me and gave me Rinat's phone, and she told me we can sleep on their lawn.
When everyone else came, Nir and I went to buy some food for later and for tonight, and Uri talked to a friend of his to come and meet us at Yagur. We bought "Tilonim", and carried them with us to Yagur (about 1 Km), and met up with Uri's friend.
The "Tilonim" were quite runny when we ate them, but it didn't stop me from drinking two of them. Uri's friend brought some fruit and drinks (Coca-Cola, as a always), but later he felt bad and went to a big supermarket and got us all some chicken and potatoes, which were all very good.
We crashed on the lawn down in Yagur for a while, before deciding to go up the Carmel. Two guys from Yagur told us we can stay there in the kibbutz, and even get plenty of left overs from the event that was on for the evening, but we headed out.
The climb was very nice, and it reminded me of bits of the Appalachian Trail. The views were good (Apart from the over-industrious Haifa bay), and the trail winded its way up the mountain. I met up with the "other team" (which were also less than 7 by now) at the camping spot half way up the mountain. They were skeptic about us making it all the way up in daylight, but I reached David Eisen Lookout Point at around 18:30, and the rest got there a short while later. We talked to Rinat about how to get to their lawn (They were just going out), and started wondering around Isfiya.
Zammy walked down the street and picked us up to show us the way to Rinat's place. We arranged our stuff on their lawn, and I showed Zammy my Rainbow tent and Mariposa Plus backpack. Show off. He then went home, and we went to his place a short while after for a shower, which was very nice.
Then Zammy took us our for dinner. It was kinda late already, and all the places he wanted to go to were closed, but we managed to find an open resturant in Dalyat el Carmel. Some hummus with meat, and we were all full.
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