Sachne surprise

One of the water falls in Sachne, seen from above

The kids' aunt lives in kibbutz Nir David in Beit She'an valley, which I have told you about before. The heat here during summer is almost unbearable, but nevertheless they have the Asi river flowing straight through the kibbutz and this makes it very green and flourishing. The Asi river is also connected to one of the most famous attractions in Israel, Sachne, or Gan HaShlosha National Park, which is a natural water park with springs, pools and all-year-around warm water.

We were about to celebrate Ziv's 9th birthday and the whole family gathered in the kibbutz in the afternoon, the aunt fetched the key and we slipped in through the back door to Sachne, after closing hours. After the customary argument with the guards in the jeep, we spread our picnic out, indulged ourselves in all the pools before we went back to the picnic spot, barbecued and ate loads of food. All of a sudden it was pitch black and in merely a few minutes everybody had collected garbage and packed everything in the cars, including the correct kids and dogs, and the party was over, true Israeli style, and the phlegmatic blueberry hardly reacted before it was too late.

Sachne is one of the places on my list to visit and the fact that I suddenly found myself there yesterday was somewhat of a surprise, because I was not really aware that the park was connected to this kibbutz. I had only comprehended that we were going to the kibbutz and just like on many other occasions I have kind of been floating on top of the planning since I still cannot follow fully in the Hebrew. Sometimes ignorance really can become bliss...