Final Sabbath

It was a picture perfect Haifa summer afternoon and a chance to enjoy the Mediterranean once more.
No recap of Israel is complete without a stray cat. This one loved to hang out on the balcony when we ate.



This was a Sabbath to treasure. No more chess games and a day of leisure until we bus to the open hockey finals tonight. I meet a hotel guest and his lovely wife sunning by the pool. My camera caught more of her than him-just an accident..

The afternoon was spent enjoying the Mediterranean and playing water games like frisbee. The night trip to the hockey finals was long and we missed the start of the game,coming in mid first period with Canada ahead 2-1. That was as close as the US would get. The Americans were game but outgunned.

I spent an enjoyable time at the game with my roommate Mike.

The Canadian fans among the 8,000 in attendance showered the ice with hats after one of their players scored their third goal.

The scoreboard told the story:

Unfortunately, we were unable to get back to Jerusalem the following night to see the Juniors avenge the defeat.