Negev Desert, Israel November 2018

Never been to Israel. Therefore i decided to learn about it by foot, as p usually do with to me unknown countries. With only a week time i thought it woud be a challenge to start the National Israel Trail called SHVIL from the south which is more uncommon than starting at the syrian/lebanese border in the north. 

I prepared my water supply for three days as there was nothing but mountains, rocks , sand and wadis out there. This ment to carry fifteen liters plus my ten kilos of backpack and it almost killed me when climbing up and down the rocks. I never usually carry more than sixteen kilos with me. There was a stage when i had to give up and returned. No way i could climb down that super steap and narrow stone farrow. I was devastated  by the fact that i failed in fullfilling my plan of hiking a full week. Anyway, good thing is i completely neglected my ever so loyal new bofriend Mr P. as it had been a bit challenging and exhausting to give him attention. My body needed to function following the brain's instructions. 

Decision was made to walk to the mainroad and hitchhike towards the border in Taba. Once passing through all the checkpoints and paying fees, i stepped on to egyptian soil in Sinai. Had not been there since 1997, when crossing the desert getting completely lost. Still got the camel teeth i found on its cadaver back then. A Minibus takes me and a crowd of very young Israelis to Nuweiba to the beach. I dont understand a single word of hebro but can get by a little with my poor arabic. A new adventure to begin... 

Shalom