Bike Ride from Tel Aviv to Haifa

I met up with Stephan and Eric at 9am at Arlozorov and Namir St. in Tel Aviv.  We then headed north on the main highway.  Since it was Shabbat, the traffic was sparse.  What an amazing day!!!!  The weather was nice and cool, following a week of rain and cooler temperatures.  A little bit after Ceacariya, we rode uphill into the Carmel Mountain Range which runs all the way into Haifa.  We had dips and climbs, and it was tough.  Along the way there were olive groves and the local Druze make oil, labaneh, hummous, etc...  We stopped to eat and it was fantastic.  Take a look at the photos and you'll see.  We ended up in Haifa later in the day and had dinner at Eric's family restaurant - Maxim.  Good food to end a wonderful day.  We rode 120 km in about 6 hours, (with time spent eating and checking out the views of course).