On arrival to Tel Aviv, our guide told us that: Haifa is for work; Jerusalem is for prayer; and Tel Aviv is for play. There can be no doubt about Tel Aviv being for play. I suppose we were in a great place to notice this since we were right on the beach at Herods Hotel, but Tel Aviv is a party town. From sunup to bedtime, we saw swimmers, waders, paddle-boarders, wind surfers, volleyballers, paddle games, ball games, sail boats, oared boats, and more. The volleyball lights on the beach stayed on all night long.

The first photo is from right in front of our hotel. It was late afternoon so not as crowded as it had been.

The wind surfers and the sail boaters were mixing it up.

Volleyball seemed to be a twenty-four hour a day sport.

The wind surfers were tightly bunched in heavy winds.

Oared boats were also popular and we were right next to the Marina.

We managed to get into the water too. The water was warm and shallow until getting far offshore. When in Tel Aviv…