Always a time for firsts :)

Well the highlight of my day was swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. We had the chance to just frolic in the ocean for about an hour and 45 minutes, and we all had a blast! The water was warm, and the tide low, enabling many of us to swim out to a group of rocks off shore and taking in the view of Tel Aviv.
We started off our "short" day, short meaning that there weren't many site to visit, by going to a Jewish Museum. We explored the history of a chosen people that was scattered along the Earth for 2, 000 years, and united with the same language and customs. We learned about their practices, holidays and major parts of their faith.
Another aspect of our day was visiting Jaffa. The site is most famous for its Biblical story of Joana and the Whale because it's the very place that Joana left from. But from a New Testament standpoint, the site was known for Simon the Tanner lived. Also it's known to be the spot where Peter had his vision in Acts 10.
Other than studying the history of the Jewish people and their religion, there really was not much today. It was more of a fun day, not that everyday is fun, but even though there was less of an educational stand point today, it was more relaxed.
But I'm very excited about tomorrow! We will be sleeping out in the desert, and taking a camel ride out there. Before we do that, we will be swimming in the Dead Sea! Can't wait to tell you about it :)