This was Kibbutz Kfar Haruv where we stayed for several nights. It’s on the southern Golan Heights perched on top of an escarpment some 2,500 feet above the Sea of Galilee. This is across the Sea from my prior post. This kibbutz was founded in 1973. It has views of Mount Hermon in the north and of course, the Sea of Galilee to the west. Kibbutzim have evolved from their early days. Today, many of the kibbutz include tourism as one of their staples for making money. Jordan is a short distance to the east.

Vicky at the kibbutz overlooking the Sea of Galilee. We liked the view but, as you might notice from her hair and shirt, it was very windy much of the time we were there.

Our private cabin is in the photo below. We had coffee on the deck each morning and wine in the evening.

The next photo is the inside of the cabin. Vicky is outside drinking coffee. Behind me in the photo is a bedroom and a bathroom plus a loft that slept several as well. One large family or two small ones could stay here comfortably.

We didn’t see very much wildlife in Israel, so I’ll show two photos here. The next photo is a parrot that we saw walking around the kibbutz. We loved listening to the birds chirping there in the morning.

The last photo was on the same walk. This is a Hyrax and we saw handfuls of them on the rocks just below the edge of the kibbutz, overlooking the Sea of Galilee. We had a glorious visit here. The Hyrax’s closest relative is the elephant. Go figure…