The morning started with a visit to the desert and a time for prayer and meditation. We concluded that time with communion, overlooking the area where David herded sheep and where Jesus walked between Jericho and Jerusalem.
We dropped back down into the Great Rift Valley / Dead Sea for a visit to the world's oldest city, Jericho.
We concluded our time in the area with a visit to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 11 different caves. We got a close-up view of Cave #4.
From there we drove north along the Jordan River, with the country of Jordan always just beyond the river to the east. Lots of greenhouses and fields on both the Israeli and the Jordanian sides of the river.
We cut across to the west through the Jezreel Valley to the Mediterranean Sea, where we checked in to the Nahsholim Resort on the beach.
Meditation and Prayer in the Desert above Wadi Qelt (Qelt Canyon)
Mitch sits on a rock outcropping, overlooking Wadi Qelt.
Pastor Jim leads us in communion.
Checking out the Bedouin Wares after our service.
Wadi Qelt and the desert
Maie admires the Bedouin man's wares.
Friendly, those Bedouins! Is Alysa a little envious?
Joyce just loves her camel.
Irene goes for a camel ride.
Sea level between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea
Jericho, the Oldest City in the World (over 10,000 years)
Jericho bananas and bougainvillea blossoms
A group from Eritrea. We're going to have uniforms next trip!
The story of the Dead Sea Scrolls, found at Qumran
A Dead Sea Scroll
Cave # 4 where numerous scrolls were found
The canyon above Qumran
A common sign throughout the Palestinian Authority Area / West Bank
Greenhouses and fields on the Jordanian side of the river
Mom and Renee enjoy the breeze and sunset at the Mediterranean Coast.
Dave and Dixie enjoy the surf.
Dennis and Gerry prefer to stay dry and a little warmer.
Gaylene, Joyce, and Maie solve the world's problems on the shore of the Mediterranean.
Gaylene out on the spit
Sunset over the Mediterranean from our hotel
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