Be careful where you park

Drew, here is a photo of the beautiful Lexus I told you about on the phone. The owner is one of the owners of the hotel where I am staying in Tiberias. It is the Ron Beach Hotel and is located on the shore of the lake.

When I saw the little sign in front of the car I took another look.

I wouldn't want Grandmother to park her Lincoln there. Would you?

Hope you will have a nice holiday from school tomorrow.

Love,
Granddad

Taking Drew to the Airport

Drew enjoys going to the small business/leisure airport near our home. I have taken Drew to the airport a couple of times. The cockpit of a small, four-place, airplane is set up in the lobby. Drew enjoys getting in the cockpit. Here he is telling me to close the door and sit down. "We are about to take off."

We were waiting in the lobby hoping that an airplane would land or take off. A pilot said, "I am going out to the jet. Would you like to see it?" I asked Drew if he would like to visit the plane. He said, "I would." On the way to the plane the pilot said it was a six million dollar plane. He was waiting for the owners to return from their business in the area to return to their home in Tennessee. My own caption would be something like this: Business Jet, 6 million dollars; grandson, priceless.

He went everywhere from the restroom in the back to the cockpit. I think this photo answers whether he enjoyed the experience.

I had fun, too.

Granddad flying over Israel

Drew, yesterday I took a three hour flight over parts of Israel. We flew from a small airport (like the one near our house) to Galilee. When I get home I will show you some of the pictures I took. I think you will like them.

This photo shows me beside the plane. I kept thinking, "Drew would like to do this." Would you?

I will be home next week. Looking forward to seeing you.

I hope all of your school work and your baseball games are going well.

Love,

Granddad

A baby camel

Drew, this morning I saw a baby camel with its mother near Jericho. I thought you would enjoy seeing the picture.

Grandmother got home this afternoon. I know she will be glad to see you and will give you a hug from me. I will be home in about a week.

A brave little girl at the Makhtesh Ramon Crater

Grandmother and I drove through the Wilderness of Zin. This is a place mentioned in the Bible. The Israelites lived in the wilderness for many years.

We came to a place called Makhtesh (pronounced Mac Tesh) Ramon Crater. It is the largest crater in the world. There were some people getting ready to rappel down the steep cliff. One of them was a little girl. Her friends told us she was almost six years old. I thought about you and wondered if you would like to do this.

The man is getting her ropes ready and explaining to her how to hold on. This was the first time she had gone down this high cliff, but I think she had gone down some smaller cliffs before. Don't you?

Just horseing around

One of our stops today along the Nile River was the site of Edfu. There is a large ancient temple from the period of the Ptolemies in the second century B.C.

From the cruise boat to the temple we took the local carriages. The carriage parking lot looked like our shopping mall parking lots on the day after Thanksgiving.

We had a great visit, but two of our couples, riding in the same carriage, had a little spill. It resulted in two small skinned places on Joe's left elbow and a skinned place on Doris's left hand. They are all fine. Here is a photo we made about four hours later at Kom Ombo.

Tonight we have already docked at Aswan. Looking forward to some nice visits in the morning.

At a famous Egyptian Temple

The temple in the background, built against the mountain, belonged to a Queen in Egypt by the name of Hatshepsut (pronounced HAT-shep-suit). She ruled Egypt about 3500 years ago. That was before Granddad was born. :-)

I think you can click on the picture for a larger one. Show this to Mom and Dad. We love you.

Let us hear from you.

Drew at the Pyramids

Drew, here is the picture I prepared to show you with Grandmother and Granddad at the Pyramids in Egypt. We think about you a lot and look forward to coming home to see you. Tell Mom and Dad "hi" for us.