Last winter I began thinking about a road trip to Idaho to visit our son Drew and his family. Then when he told us they had decided to move back to Georgia, I knew time was running out to visit Idaho. So I volunteered to help with the move. That resulted in an epic road trip involving 1700 train miles, about 2600 truck miles, 1150 air miles, and 300 car miles for a grand total of about 5750 miles, through 14 states in 12 days. (For comparison purposes, NY to LA and back is 5600 miles.) (more…)
Merrimac Free Ferry – ColSacIII
A recent Saturday morning found me waiting to board the ColSac III with my friend and colleague, Jonathan Rice. We were on a field trip, to visit the scene of one of the climatic events of his first novel The Narrow Gate, (more…)
Milk & Honey for breakfast
As we started our last day in Israel, we were reminded that Israel truly is the land of milk and honey, straight from the hive. (more…)
Entering the Old City
Today we started INSIDE the Old City of Jerusalem, entering through a gate that was created just west of the Dung Gate, through which you can imagine yourself walking on the first century Roman cardo (the main street of a Roman city). (more…)
The Old Cityscape
Our first stop on our first morning in Jerusalem was, where else, the Mount of Olives and the world-famous vista: the Old City walls, dating to the 16th century, with the Dome of the Rock (7th century) and Al Aksa mosque (8th century) in the foreground. (more…)
City on a Hill
We left the Sea of Galilee and headed for Jesus’ hometown. We traveled, in a general sense, the route that Jesus took from his ministry base in Capernaum to his home town of Nazareth. Instead of walking along a trail (which you can do if you have the time) we took the 4-lane highway. (more…)
Galilee sunrise
On our second morning in the Galilee some of us were up early to watch the sunrise over the Golan Heights. It was beautiful to see the sun come up in the east, with the promise of a new day, (more…)
Crossing the Jordan River
Our first day in the north we were on our way early, crossing the Jordan River and climbing into the Golan Heights. (more…)
Pre-dawn desert sky
Sleeping on a mat in a bedouin tent was not the worst night of sleep I’ve had in the past year. But most of us were up early and ready to watch the sunrise chase the crescent moon over the eastern horizon. (more…)
Leonardo Hotel Beach View
Waking up on the first day of vacation is always a thrill, especially with a Mediterranean beach out the window. (more…)
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