Last day of the dig

This entry will be short as we are done up at Hippos and are readying ourselves to catch a taxi to Haifa. We will be staying there until Monday morning and we hope to have as relaxing time as possible. Things have kind of gone crazy here in Israel and today up at the dig the sound of heavy bombing was almost constant. We have been assured that Lebanon cannot reach us here with their Katusha rockets, and the Israeli army is pushing the Hezbolla fighters even farther back. Wow we didn't expect to be in a war zone. It is one thing to have the threat of an occational suicide bomber, but this is something different again. It's funny how calm the locals are about all of this. I can't help but wonder what the reaction would be if this was going on in Canada. Here they just shrug and go about their daily buisness. I know I should writs more about the dig but these recent developments have overshadowed things I'm afraid. We will always have good memories of this place even with all this at the end. It's been a wonderful experience and we can't wait to see you all Bye for now