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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM January 16–17, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:42 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:59 p.m.	Weather 75°F
Traveled Since Jan. 15 42 m / 67 km Cumulative 1665 mi / 2681 km	Lat: 32° 03' 44" N Lon: 34° 47' 54" E Elev: 135 ft / 41 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 16 to January 17. The almanac data refers to January 17.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Jerusalem (1/16) / Tel Aviv (1/17)
Where We're Staying: the errant knights are again being hosted by kind souls in the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv area (see the People of the Day)
Places We Visited: Jerusalem for Bikes's Challenge Ride, and an afternoon out with the Tel Aviv Bikers Association
Featured Site: Tel Aviv
Person of the Day: Our incredible hosts in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: pomelo; Breakfast: cereal, vegetables, salad, fruit, juice, and bagels; Lunch: bread, humus, fuul; Dinner: a delicious homemade chili; Olive Count: 1375
Words of the Day: Trafic directions in Hebrew: smoola (left), yemina (right), aliya (up), yerida (down), and atzor (stop).
Tech Fact of the Day: Shabbat: Flat Count (Cumulative): 6; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 22


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