The holiday is quickly coming to an end I have been working in the clinic since Sunday while John and Ann have taken in some tours on their own - one with Naomi in the tunnels under the Western Wall in the Old City, another tour by themselves in the Old City of the Christian sites. We have been enjoying our apartment as the location is ideal for many things; we've eaten out at a variety of good restaurants every night. Ann has kept John on a restricted diet of healthy low fat foods and he is sticking to it. Myself, I have been indulging in many good "nushes" when I can, although for the most part we all have been pretty selective as to what we eat. We have done some bike riding, but it gets dark around 5:15 PM now so there is not enough time for a decent ride. You have to be a "road warrior" in this city to negotiate the traffic to get to areas where the good cycling begins, and today, Ann had not been comfortable at all with the road ride.
On Friday, we will drive to an area near the Jerusalem forest early in the morning (I finish at the clinic tomorrow - Thursday) and then we will do a 60 km ride in the valley. After that, we will go back to the apartment, pack up the van and head to Tel Aviv for a rest day on the beach and then prepare to come home.
