It's been a while since we last hiked due to many different factors - Shira went to England, Yona and Yael(i) got married, Zvi and Rachel got engaged, Halleli was born. We were also a little scared of the heat of the summer. We're back now though.
We discovered that the shvil is constantly changing. They added two hikes to the beginning. Ahuva has decided for all of us that since we already passed that part, we are not obligated to go back and do those hikes. When we planned today's hike using Google maps, we had decided on a starting and ending point and I told Adina, my sister who lives in Zichron. She told me that we were literally passing by her house. I looked at the map and saw that we would be within a kilometer or two of her house but weren't exactly passing her house. She assured me though that we pass right by her house so I looked at the app that I use during the hike. Turns out they changed the hike and it now goes right through Zichron. It added about three kilometers to the original plan.
Adina and Eric thought about joining but ultimately decided against it. So I went to shul in Zichron with Adina and then we met at the end point at 7:30. We started the hike a half hour after that. In the beginning it was uphill a bit but the hike got much easier as we kept going. A lot of the hike was on dirt roads or on streets. When we got to Zichron, Adina and Eric came out to meet us. Then we walked through the streets of Zichron, including along the midrachov and then walked right past their house. Near the end of the hike our app said one thing but the signs showed something else. We had to go with the app to get to the car. The whole thing is a little confusing since it changes so much.
Overall, it was a pretty easy hike and the weather was great. We walked about 18 kilometers in just over 5 hours so we were able to make good time. Hoping that our next hike will be soon.
