Everyone at IBEX always loves a “first” – that is, when they do something that no group has ever done before. After 20 semesters, there are fewer and fewer new things to do, it seems. But it’s also true that not all “firsts” are worth repeating. Such it was with my idea last night to sleep on Arbel and watch the sun rise over the Sea of Galilee. After whittling the group down to a “lucky” 7 (to fit in the Land Rover), we headed out. Actually, nearly everything was perfect. We found a very flat piece of ground right at the summit and no one else was around. We were all very tired, and the night was quiet and still. Thus the conditions were ideal, not only for us, but for the million mosquitos who inhabit the mountain. After 7 hours of a feeding frenzy, we watched the sun come up and headed back to En Gev to try to get some sleep. I’ve said before that it’s possible that Arbel was one of those mountains that Jesus climbed to spend the night in prayer. If so, I now understand better how he kept from falling asleep.\n<\/p>\n
\nUpdate: One girl has counted 180 bites on one arm alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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