Day Twenty Four

When David and I wake up the sky is blue and there is water everywhere. I have never seen the desert so beautiful. Everywhere you look there is water and the ground is so clean. Good thing about the water too cause David and I are close to being out. We refill our bottles in a few puddles and clean the water with chlorine pills. We hike all the way out of Nachal Hava to Nachal Tzin. When we arrive there we see a flash flood in action. Nachal Tzin is the main drainage channel of the northern Negev. The Nachal is usually dry except for after rain. Now it was bigger then the Jordan River. I couldn’t believe it. A big river in the middle of the Negev Desert!! We hiked along the river for about 8 kilometers crossing over it many times. It was said to say goodbye to the ol river but we had to move on. Destination point, Mador night camp. Along the way we saw an oasis with a camel feeding. Cool. When we arrive to the night camp there are two other groups camping there, one with three boys who had just finished the army, the other a group of three dudes amd two chicks. We all chip in some food and cook a feast. We don’t stay up late because tomorrow we will be hiking the great Karbolet. Tomorrow’s hike is known as the most difficult in the whole trail. I need some sleep.