After a little over a week we touched down back in Holland. The contrast couldn't have been much bigger. Dark grey skies, rain and only 15 degrees. This certainly makes you long for Israel. I had a fantastic time in Ha'aretz. I hadn't been in Israel in nine years and saw so many differences. My biggest surprise were the clean roads near the beaches. All the bottles are neatly thrown away in special containers instead of being tossed to the side of the road. Amongst other things I also noticed the huge changes to kibbutz Gesher Haziw.

I had a great time with family and friends and visited many beautiful locations. I took over 1500 pictures and will probably need some extra time to go through all of them. I want to thank everybody in Israel for the great time I had and I hope to see you all soon again!