OK, I’m adjusting to a new morning schedule as I help my mom adjust to life in assisted living. That’s thrown my blog posting off. But I do want to write some about what I saw and heard in Israel, mainly to write it down before I forget it all!
We arrived in Tel Aviv, spent the night there, met the rest of the group that was coming from the States, then drove up to the Sea of Galilee. Our hotel the next few nights was in Tiberias, a popular lakeside resort town.
It’s hard to get used to the distances in Israel. Israel is smaller than Lake Michigan. From Tel Aviv (on the Mediterranean) to Jerusalem is less than 60 miles. It’s less than 500 miles from Golan down to Eilat (on the Red Sea).
Going north from Tel Aviv (near the biblical city of Joppa), the country is very fertile. Lots of agriculture on the way to the Sea of Galilee. Here are a few pictures from our first day’s travel.
With my favorite traveling companion
Our friend from Cuba, Tony Fernández, got to make the trip
This was our tour guide in Israel. His name is Nedal.
Agriculture along the way
Interesting to see biblical names on the road signs
Tiberias is right at sea level
Our hotel overlooked the lake