Hi again. As mentioned before, our annual Yam L'Yam (Sea to sea) hike starts tomorrow and I wanted to take this opportunity to give you some more information.

We set off early in the morning, and will meet all the other Habonim Dror long-term program participants at Achziv beach, which is just north of Nahariya, on the Meditteranean Coast. There are participants from all around the world - Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Brazil, Argetina and Uruguay - and this is the first formal opportunity the workshoppers have to meet everyone.

On Sunday the plan is to hike one of a few trails just near to Achziv - Betzet, Sheref or Cziv(which will only be confirmed in the morning, depending on the weather) and we will be sleeping in Goren Park, a JNF reserve just next to Kibbutz Goren. We sleep outside under the stars, although tents will be available for those who wish.

On Monday we will hike from the moshav of Elkosh, up along Mt Meron and around the summit. That night we will sleep in the Nachal Amud Camping Ground, which is located just near the Meron moshav.

On Tuesday we will hike the Upper Nachal Amud trail, and will return by bus to the same camping ground as the previous night.

On Wednesday we will hike either the Lower Amud trail, or a shorter hike through banana fields (again, depending on possible weather restrictions) and finish at Kibbutz Ginosar, which is located on the shores of the Kinneret lake.

I understand some of these places must sound pretty foreign, but feel free to take a look through any of the many mapping facilities available on the internet (eyeonisrael.com maps 2 and 3 cover all the area we are hiking).

Cell phone reception during parts of the hike are very limited, but should you have any urgent concerns, please contact Michael Kanter.

Wishing everyone a Shavua Tov!