The trip to Elat in six pictures or less…

Some pics from the trip to Elat… in mostly chronological order:

The first stop: a hilltop overlooking Jericho…

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A theologians dream – viewing the Qu’mran caves.  ie.- where the Essenes hung out and where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found….

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The Dead Sea.  We stopped for a swim on the way down and it truly is the strangest swim I’ve ever had.  We also covered ourselves in mud.  My theory about the mud (which is supposed to be therapeutic) is as follows:  some kids were playing in the mud one day and some tourists interpreted this as a local custom of significant value.  Now many people do it while I believe the locals sit back and think they are crazy.  It’s a working theory….

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The Red Sea:  We went snorkling in this beauty and saw the fishies and the corel reefs and everything.  It was like magic.  Either the hills of Jordan or Saudia Arabia are in the background….

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We went to visit a group of Sudanese refugees who are living in a Kibbutz in Elat.  Below are some of the kiddies partying like it’s 1999….

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Benjamin was not in Elat but it would have been great if he was.  It was his birthday on October 31st- so he gets a pic on the blog, along with Katrina….