The Olive Sessions

November 21st,

2009

Were we attempting to be artistic in the

olive groves or are we just

plain

strange?

For those of you who have never ate an olive right off an olive tree it is absolutely DISGUSTING. Don't do it... it leaves a horrible taste in your mouth.

Olive Orchard Camping - Northern Lebanon

November 21st. 2009

Camping while being surrounded by olives - a dream come true...

Adam and I decided our dog (Moza) needed to get out of the city for the weekend. We figured camping would be nice but couldn't figure out where to go... So when all else fails ask Sietske (a coworker/adventure seeker!). We checked out her blog and saw amazing photos of a place called Kaftoun in the Koura district of Northern Lebanon. Sietske came through again when we asked her for directions - she loaned us her GPS! All we needed to do was go to Sietske's favorites and click on Kaftoun Olive Orchard - I never knew driving in Lebanon would be so easy!

Our campspot... amongst the olive trees

Great camping but it got quite cold at night! Enjoy the next entry which is more pictures from our camping adventure!

Hanging out in Byblos after a night of camping...

November 22nd, 2009

A Day in Byblos

Byblos is (supposedly) the oldest city in the world! It is also where the modern day alphabet was invented. Adam, Moza and I spent the day loungin

g on the beach and ate at a wonderful Mexican restaurant. The great thing about Byblos is that it is only about a 45 minute drive back to Beirut - it kind of reminds me of going to Antigua when I lived in Guatemala City.

As you can tell Moza loved being

at the beach. She still isn't a water dog but if we don't throw the stick

too far she will venture into the water to get it out.

I love taking pictures of the Mediterranean - not only because it is beautiful but because I think it is pretty darn cool that I live only a couple blocks from it!

Downtown Beirut