We started out the day putting together our bikes. It was a terribly frightful thought with someone with no mechanical expertise. Luckily, there were bike mechanics to help and the only damage to my bike was a rear flat which the mechanic quickly fixed. After a quick test ride, we were off to wander the streets to do some shopping and to eat. We had to make sure that we did our carbo load before departure so our appetites knew no limits. After downing another falafel, we went to the har hertzel cemetary. The ramah director gave us a tour. We visited the grave of michael levin a bucks county native who made aliyah to israel and became a paratrooper. He died two years ago in an ambush in lebanon. Sitting on top of his grave was a phillies helmut bringing everything close to home. We heard stories about other heroic soldiers and israeli leaders like golda meir and theodore hertzel. The passion that all of these people including our tour director showed for israel was truly moving and had us all excited to hop on our bikes. But we have to wait until tomorrow morning.
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