The automobile... what a GREAT invention!! Well, actually it was a bus today... our first day since arriving in Israel that we didn't have to walk all day :)
We had a late start today, a nice reward for our tired bodies, and met our bus at 9:30 this morning. We were transported to Caesarea (about an hour from Nazareth, by bus) and walked through the ruins beside the Mediterranean. We saw the remains of Herod's palace (with an indoor fresh water pool), the theatre, the Hippodrom, the temple, the harbor and the prison where Paul spent two years of his life awaiting his trial (and writing what would become books in our bible). We saw all of this in about half an hour, so it's a bit of a blur! Side note... it's not a good idea to tempt a crab to bite your finger...
We bussed to our lunch spot, a restaurant run by the Druze (an offshoot of Islam), and ate pitas with felafel or chicken in a beautifully landscaped garden. It's amazing how many pitas we've eaten in one week!
From there we went to Mount Carmel and heard Linford explain the story of Ahab, Jezebel and Elijah and how God made it rain after a three year drought. Linford is very good at connecting story to geography and really made the story come alive. Side note... we were on the highest point in this area and the views were amazing!
Our afternoon ended with a trip to an inland, freshwater swimming area whose name is long and hard to say. We were supposed to meet with Elias Chacour this morning (if you're following our itinerary) but he is actually in the States right now so had to cancel our visit. While we were disappointed with not hearing from him, we were pretty psyched about the swim that was added to the day.
This is our last evening in Nazareth at the Fauzi Inn, from here we go to the Kibbutz to meet our next set of adventures... :)
Thanks for reading!
Christina
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