We are very very busy preparing for the seven day holiday of Succot, (followed by another holiday called Simchat Torah) but I'm just popping in to share with you some recent photos of one of my most beloved spots in Israel: the rocky yet accesible coastline just above the city of Nahariya in a place called Achziv. As it turns out my fourteen year old son is now going to high school/Yeshiva in Nahariya, so while we miss him terribly, as least when we visit (on the weeks he does not come home for shabbat) this lovely spot is just about a ten minute drive from his yeshiva.
So, while I was very mixed about sending my son away for school, we do get to visit him and see the ocean together, something that I'm always missing! On our last visit we just sat in this spot and put our legs in the warm water.......a nice break for him from all the intense studying, and a wonderful way to spend a little time together.
If you are at all familiar with the Israeli coast, so this area is just below Rosh HaNikra, which is literally on the border of Israel and Lebanon. Not the Northern most tip of Israel, but if you look on a map, it is the Northern-most area on the coast.
Want to visit this lovely area too? (Lots of people come here to fish from the rocks, and assuming it is not the height of summer you can find a private spot.) Take a left off the main road when you see the Nations Parks sign for Achziv. Then take the first right and that will take you onto the road that goes along the coast all the way North. Take a little drive and pick your spot, this one is very close to the turn off as we were pressed for time, but as you continue North there are many lovely places to stop, including sand beaches. Enjoy!
