We were provided with an excellent guide who showed us around the park and provided us with information about the Australian animals there. Our tour started with a visit to an area in which several Wombats hung from the ceiling. In an aviary, we fed the parrots there who would sit on one’s head or shoulder while feeding.
Our final stop in Gan Garoo was at a Koala area where we saw an 18-year old female Koala named Mindy, happily ensconced in a small Eucalyptus tree.
We left Gan Garoo and returned to our hotel in Tiberias for our first Shabbat dinner and an Oneg Shabbat that followed dinner. At 4:00 PM,
CAARI gathered to light Shabbat candles and sing Shalom Alechim. Dinner was followed by a meaningful Oneg Shabbat led by Gloria! A great first week of CAARI.
Shabbat Shalom,
Burt and the CAARI group