We drove down to visit Ben's cousins and visit the kibbutz a little, then we went to the kibbutz restaurant called Cowboys Restaurant, where we had a delicious lunch with all six of us, and then Ahuva's son, who is 18, stopped by to visit. We really enjoyed visiting with them and watching the horses outside the restaurant - there were about 30 of them. Like many kibbutzim, this kibbutz has guest houses and had horseback riding for guests along with the farming, and a volcanic rock quarry and electric motor manufacturing.
After lunch, we drove the a very scenic road through the Golan Heights to Sha'a Yeshuv, next to kibbutz Dafna, where there was a memorial for 73 young soldiers who died in a double helicopter crash in 1997. It was a really beautiful memorial.
We continued on the road back to Gadot to see the bunker from which the Syrians used to shoot on the kibbutzim in the valley. It was a beautiful view, and we could see how dangerous it was.
From the bunker, we drove through the east coast of the lake and stopped at a kitchen store just to please Ben. Then we went to Beit Gabriel, where the peace treaty with Jordan was signed, and we saw an exhibition of quilts. It is a beautiful center on the south side of the lake that was built with funds from Mrs. Gita Shraber, who built it in memory of her son. It has a restaurant, exhibit rooms, a movie theater and faces on the lake with beautiful flowers.
Then at the end of long and fun day, we came home. Ilana cooked a delicious meal for us before we began this blog.
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