May 26th

we headed out early this morning with our bags packed for our 4-day tour of galilee. jenni and i threw both our things in my big suitcase (compliments of lauren) trying to save space because our last road trip was a little more primitive.

we stopped first at the glorious port city of herod the great, caesarea. after scampering around the ruins of herod's palace and the hippodrome, jenni, james, and i wandered into an antiquities store filled with ancient coins and jewelry. we found a widow's mite here now worth $80.

the next stop was mount carmel and the monastery commemorating elijah's "shootout" with the prophets of baal as dr. carl puts it. driving down the mountain, we stopped at a little cafe for a "feel awlful" falafal. these didn't taste quite the same as the jerusalem falafels we found.

then to megiddo (the only thing i remember here was a fancy model with buttons that lit up) and our last stop, the cliffs of arbel.

from the top, we could see for miles around as well as most of the coast of the sea of galilee. after reading a few passages, we then climbed down the cliff face. there were handles and ropes to grab as you went down. the sun was sinking in the sky, when we met our bus. so we were glad to head to our hotel which was located right on the shores of the sea of galilee. jenni and i stayed in a little cabin about 500 feet from the swimming area. i won't forget swimming under the stars thinking that peter once walked on that water.

--emby