I was up and out there first thing this morning. I walked to the gym, had a good workout and good stretches, and then walked back home. I spent a little time both directions with Fluffy, who's alway happy to see me. This morning I also spent a little time with Mielo, a peaches-and-cream young male cat whom I sometimes see (like this morning) near the corner of Harim Street and our street. He has short hair and is small and muscular. He walks very proudly and also seems to relish my company.
Later this morning, we did the short loop drive again, but this time we took a side trip to Shakharut, and tiny desert community absolutely in the middle of nowhere! To get there, we followed the road that goes off from highway 12 to Camp Uvda (a military airbase, although it is also a civilian airport that is accessed from the other side, just off of highway 12). When we got to the place where the road goes onto the base, we took another, smaller road to the left. It goes along the side of the base for a while and then follows a lonely, desolate valley for several kilometers up to the settlement. At that point, we were only a hundred meters or so from the escarpment that marks the edge of the Arava in that area, near Yotvata. This is just about as remote as it gets in Israel. At least they do have a paved (though narrow) road out there!
We ate lunch at home today (since I had read that all the restaurants would be closed for Tisha B'Av, a fast day). We had breaded vegetarian shnitzel, baby peas, and iced decaf.
Late this afternoon, I did the weekly grocery shopping, and, this evening, David and I went for a short walk around the neighborhood.
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