Up North...

Saturday, we went with Jordan and Kevin (fellow grad students) up to the Northern Country.  I will not get to go up North much so we took a special trip for me.  We stopped first to visit Megiddo- the place of Armigeddon in Revelation and ruins of many sites and cities and battle sites.  We also then headed to Capernaum where we saw ruins of the city and possibly Peter's house.  We loved eating lunch by the Sea of Galilee.  Then we headed South to see a replica of the boat that one of the disciples had used- an actual 2,000 year old boat they found.  The lady at the gift shopped loved Jeremiah and gave him a slushie and a Israel bear for free.  He certainly is making many friends- just this morning as we walk down the Old City, he loves to go up to people and shake their hands.  I think we have a friendly boy on our hands.  We then went to Tiberias and Jeremiah and I swam in the water of the Sea of Galilee.  Jeremiah loved the water so much- it was so fun.  We make lots of friends wherever we go.  It was beautiful to see the country.  We loved driving the countryside and seeing Nazareth in the distance and Mount Tabor.  The country just intrigues me- such diverse countryside- from dessert plains and mountains leading to the Dead Sea, to the Judean wilderness, rolling hills around the Sea of Galilee, it really is a beautiful country.

So what do you do at a Tel?  We have been visiting many Tels- which are ruins of homes and ancient archeological stuff.  So for Michael and the boys- they love it- for me- its ok.  So Jeremiah and I spend time picking up rocks in that ancient dirt and throwing them as far as we can, or sitting in an ancient trough for horses.  Gotta think of something fun when visiting the Tels.  Jeremiah also loves to find any ramp or step he can.