Last day . . .

The plan to travel from Haifa to Safed/Tzfat as part of our last day was revised and instead we visited Tel Aviv and Caesarea. Tel Aviv is Yuval's beloved home town. The safest city of its size in Israel and maybe in the world. Bustling, politically active, culturally vibrant, ideally located on the Mediterranean coast.

We drove after that to Tel Aviv for tour of the city, final reflections, conversation with a Sufi holy man, our last supper together, and a last bus ride with our ace driver Ismail to Ben Gurion Airport. Our wonderful guides accompanied us into the waiting area where we would begin the multiple security screenings.

We all hugged Husam and Yuval and thanked them from our hearts for being our guides and becoming our friends.