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Tiberias, Israel
Saturday morning in the Jordan River Hotel was a late one. We had breakfast at 8:50, a lecture at 10:00 and lunch at lunchtime. We went on a hike to the Horns of Hattim, at 13:30, which took us 2 hours to reach. This is the place of a great battle, and the pass is a bottleneck. After we talked about the area, we had the option to catch a ride back, or stay, hike to the caves, and walk back, which would be a total of 15 km. About 7 of us stayed, and we hiked up into the prehistoric caves. They were probably used by shepards for sheep, but also as homes. We reached them as it began to rain.
Our walk to the Horns of Hattim is, I am sure, going to be one of the most memorable parts of this trip. I felt sorry for those who did not climb to the caves. When I found out we weren't going up there all the way, I was disappointed with the long walk we had taken. But when I got to the top and saw the caves, I could not believe where I was. People had lived in those hollows, and they had hardly changed since the time of their inhabitation. The other places we have seen have been rebuilt or filled in with mud and sand. But something like these caves have been around since the earth formed them. It seemed as if God actually provided these as a home for creation. And we were inside one of the original dwellings of the prehistoric man. On these cliffs, these same caves are being roamed by sheep. Some of them have probably held sheep off and on since the domestication of the animal. We took pictures in the caves and descended in running rivulets.
We reached the hotel at 18:00. Dinner was at 19:00. A group of us went to Petro Pub, which is in the ruins of the Norman castle built on this site. Vaulted ceilings and incredible atmosphere. Melissa, Becca and I went on to Big Ben for ale, and we stayed up until 1:30 tomorrow morning.
1993
Nottingham, UK
I woke very early, so did Drew. We took the bus to Cripps computer center and used E-mail. I made spaghetti when I got home. I put in everything, including peanuts and curry. CJ gave me my Wales pictures. I developed me black and white negatives from London and Cornwall. We watched many movies. "My Left Foot," "South Pacific," and "Akira" (a Japanese cartoon Drew found). We found out about next term from David F.
1994
I spent most of the day feeling tired and inept, mostly sorting through and deleting multiple copies of photos. Jacob, Jill, Rachel and I wen't to a party at Steve and Linda's cabin. It was Linda's birthday, and we ate pizza and played dominos. Then we went to the downtown bar and ordered wine. We bought some for the road and had a great night talking on my couch near the lit Christmas tree.
2010
We woke up and watched 3 episodes of classic South Park, and I laughed like never before. Rachel worked at the Ballard House for a while, and I stayed home to clean our bedroom, watching "Kingdom" with Stephen Fry. We both went to Decorah, where Rachel worked at Luther's Dorian Music camp, judging soloists. I went to Chris's house to hang out with Katie. We played FIFA World Cup Soccer on the PS3. We had some appetizers in the back-yard in front of the heat lamp when Chris and Rhonda came home. I picked up Rachel from Luther later and we had dinner at Chris's. Then we decided to stay overnight, and I played a computer Star Wars game with the boys.
2012
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