Nazareth to Cana

We have found our accommodations very good and have included filling breakfasts. 

Today we woke to bright blue skies and we were ready to go. To begin our trip we climbed 406 steps to the top of Nazareth and then out into the countryside on the way to Zippori National Park.  This was  a good trek with interesting views. The recent rains did make some of the paths muddy and the Israeli dirt will cake on your shoes like no other.  It was like walking in very heavy platform shoes.  We arrived at Zippori National Park and found it to be very fascinating.  The area was home to a number of archaeological digs, revealing some amazing mosaic works from around AD 100 as well as a cavernous aqueduct. After some exploration we walked toward Cana. Our path took us through Meshada, a very Muslim city. The reaction to us was surprising.  The children roaming the streets seemed to mock us and others simply gave us long stares. But after quickly passing through there we arrived in Cana. We spent some time at the fruit market, bakery, and a couple other stores getting food supplies for the next day. This was our first market experience outside of a big city where very little English is spoken so it took some patience. We had fresh pittas with lettuce, meat, cheese and fruit for dinner from our marketing. After dinner I went with our hostess to mass at the Cana Wedding Chapel. We are staying at the  Cana Wedding Guesthouse just around the corner from the church. The service was in Arabic so I did not understand a thing, but it was still very interesting.