We finally made it - arrived in Israel at 0530 from London after a 36 hour journey that started again at 1000, Friday morning. A man with a van meet us at Ben Gurion airport and drove us to Beer Sheva (Beer Sheeba - Well of Oaths) located south at the beginning of the Negev desert where we finally met up with our fellow tour mates and leaders. We also went to Avdar, Ein ...

Well, the journey didn't start like we thought it would. As I pen this entry, the 5 of us are sitting in Raleigh-Durham NC airport waiting for a flight to London and then on to Israel. Our flight last night out of Reagan National was cancelled. We boarded the plane and sat on the tarmac for over an hour and though the weather in NY JFK was fine the air space was so jammed ...

Greetings! On behalf of Larry and Billie Sheafe, Stan Harris and my wife Bonnie, I welcome you to this trip blog. We'll be flying to Israel tomorrow night, 16 June, and won't land in Israel until 5:30 PM their time 10:30 AM EDST in the U.S Friday afternoon 17 June just before the start of the Sabbath. That is my first tip for helping you get the most out of the blog if ...