We Have Arrived!

For those of us departing from Saskatoon, the trip began by loading up with some Canadian coffee. A little “Tims” pumping through the veins does wonders for those long flights. The first flight was only an hour to Winnipeg, but then a few more hours to get us to Toronto. Then came the marathon flight from T.O. to T.A. (Tel Aviv). Over 11 hours of flying across the pond until we touched down in Israel. It was about 11am local time, but our inner clocks said 3am.

Once we made our way through the airport we learned how to stand in patiently for about an hour until the border agents deemed us worthy to enter the country.

From there we drove through the lush green countryside until we arrived in Jerusalem and met our local guide, Jimmy (henceforth to be called “Grandpa Jimmy” because a grandson of his was born today) who checked us in an told us to get a good rest for 45 minutes because we had lots to see today.