Have you ever been river rafting? Can you say that you went river rafting on the Jordan River? The Jordan River is an important water source in Israel. The Jordan River is fed by three streams: Hazbani, Banias and Dan. Interesting when you take the first 3 letters of the streams in Hebrew it spells Chabad.
We apologize that we have very very few photos, since we were warned it would be a wet and wild ride. We can attest that part was true. All devices were left on the bus. After hearing the safety guidelines, and putting on our life jackets it was off for loading.
We were 4 to a raft and we slid into the water and let’s just say it was a bit of a wet drop. Now, it was challenging to learn how to row. Each raft had only 2 oars. We want to compliment our travelers on their skills and team work. The water was actually pretty calm, since the tide is a bit lower as winter is over. Sounds like a nice calm ride. Right?
Actually, there were a few school groups and all the rafts were in the water at the same time. Imagine bumper cars in the water. When you were not bumping into other rafts, we got stuck on the sides of the river. It was nice to be able to assist other rafts and be assisted by strangers. All in all it was one of the highlights of the trip.