"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." ... Charles Dickens came to mind when I saw the elevation chart for this last day ...We started with one vicious climb out of Ketura (up the same great descent from yesterday) that was part of a nearly-continuous 37 mile climb! As a reward, the ride ended with a steep, smooth and beautiful descent into Eilat. Between the pretty robust headwinds and the few stops we made for photos (I said it was beautiful!), top speeds were not in the cards. Just a great end to our sojourn.
We finished at a bar in Eilat (great plan, no?) and there was much rejoicing.
When we got to Har Hizkiyahu (at 37 miles), we had lunch and enjoyed a tremendous view.We were right on the Egyptian border and could see Jordan just to our west.
We did bike salutes on the crest of the hill in spitting distance from some Egyptian border patrol.
I wonder what was going through their minds!
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