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We left Akko that hot afternoon to cool off in the lake when Adam missed the Sea of Galilee exit. By then I knew Adam didn't miss exits, he must have another stop in mind. Adam drove to the Bahai Gardens where we took in the sights and afterward relaxed in a Lebanese restaurant. We sat peacefully for hours under the shade of an Olive tree sipping hot and cold drinks while eating various cucumbers dishes. Cucumbers, cucumbers, cucumbers. I was going crazy and turning green from all the cucumbers!

Adam organized a group dinner at the Lebanese Restaurant that night. Great, more cucumbers! I had enough already of the cucumbers. “Fine by me, you guys go cucumbering all night long for all I care; my sick body is equaling last night’s performance less the shakes. It needs rest now.” I needed to eat though and the indoor seating at this place was Bedouin style. I decided I could be sick in a hotel room any night but this would be my last night in Haifa; I kept my consecutive streak of cucumber meals alive.

Adam ordered a smorgasbord of meats with cucumber and vegetables with cucumber, cucumber salads and cucumber slices for us all to enjoy as we stretched out on floor level couches and talked Intel.