As we begin to discover Southern Israel we made our way to Sde Boker, where David Ben-Gurion made his home. Despite his high profile and relative wealth, Ben-Gurion chose not to settle in the heart of Israel, but lived by what he preached by promoting the settlement of the South of
Israel, setting up his modest home on Kibbutz Sde Boker. His home is now open to the
public.
We then started a two hour hike in
nearly Ein Ovdat. Despite the intense heat of the desert, the group donned their hats, slapped on the sun
cream and filled their water bottle ready for a hike through Ein Ovdat Canyon. The hike took us
through the largest Wadi (dry riverbed, in the
Negev and we were able to cool off in the natural
springs and waterfalls.
We then visited Miztpe Ramon, which was to be
our home for the night, and made our way to the Ramon Crater. It was then
time to get the adrenalin pumping by abseiling down the rock face of the Ramon Crater – an incredible (but a little
scary) experience.
The Machtesh Ramon is the largest Machtesh (Crater) in the world – a geological landform unique to the Negev. Abseiling down this gave the group the opportunity to see the spring at the bottom of the crater. Abseiling was a really useful tool in building group dynamics and allow the group to let their hair down a little more.
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