Here in Israel, its still hot mid-September, and probably still will be plenty hot well into November. But it isn't the stifling painful heat of August where its too hot to put on a swimsuit and go to the beach. Now the sand doesn't burn your feet, it's just gloriously relaxing. The water in the sea is still warm, but now it's refreshing, too. My co-worker Meirav, a single mother of five, told me about her trip to the Mediteranean this week. Two of her friends decided to give her a very generous and loving present. They showed up at her apartment. One of them stayed with the kids, and the other drove her to the "Jerusalem Beach" in Tel Aviv. They didn't give her much of a choice, so she threw on her Princess modest swimsuit, and got in the car. They got to the Sea at around 4pm, and she told me how wonderful it was, just her and her friend, in and out of the water, watching the waves, lying on the beach, not a worry in the world. Meirav was wearing Princess modest swimwear: a black/aqua modest swimskirt and top, with a matching swimcap. Her friend, however wasn't wearing modest swimwear. She chose to swim in her clothes. She quickly got wet and cold and bogged down with heavy wet clothing, and wanted to go home already after an hour. But a gift is a gift, and she couldn't have anticipated how much fun and relaxed Meirav was wearing her modest swimsuit, and just how comfortable she was. She was a good sport and stuck it out, till it was already dark, and Meirav was finally ready to come home. I got a call later on today from the friend, ordering her own Princess modest bathing suit.
