We both had trouble again getting to sleep last night, but we finally both got fairly good sleep. I woke up towards morning and had to work quite a bit again to get some more sleep.
Today was our last trip to Tel Aviv for David's dental work. He got the new plate (a whole row of lower front teeth) and is really happy about that. They look great, too!
The weather conditions were quite unusual today. The wind was from the south, so that we actually got better mileage going up than returning (the opposite of what generally happens). We also hit some patches of light rain here and there, especially on the way back across the Negev and down the Arava to Eilat. It was ugly today from about Mitzpe Ramon north. It's a kind of haze that looks like brownish smog, but it's actually a bit of an example of a condition known here as a שרב sharav. The weather is warmer than normal for the season, it's very hazy and the air feels heavy, and occasionally there are a few drops of rain (but not always). It "breaks" when colder, wetter air enters the region, often with some rain, and almost always with a noticeable drop in temperatures and rise in humidity.
Despite all this, we actually got very good overall mileage today: 18.6 km/liter (43.7 MPG!). This was achieved when traveling at full normal highway speed, going through some light surface street traffic in Tel Aviv, and even with a small amount of use of A/C (mostly we didn't need it today). Our little Fiat Panda is really great!
Before coming back home, we stopped at Breishit, the natural foods store near Shufersal here in Eilat, to get a few things, including some herbs that may help David sleep better without making him feel drugged the next day. Keep your fingers crossed!
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