For as long as we have been married (9 years) William has talked about his best friend Jon who lived on the West Coast.  I felt it was about time I get to meet him and his wife Stephanie so after leaving my family in Raymond, WA we drove back to Seattle where Jon would…

Most people will shy away from a trip to Washington in late March because of the rain and cold, but not us.  We’ve had tickets to fly to Seattle since early January as we wanted to visit with my family on the West Coast.  You see, back in the early 60’s two of my Aunts…

This morning William and I headed out to three little towns along the Mississippi.  The ladies we met at the coffee shop yesterday suggested we might like them so off we went this morning.  Our first stop was in Winona, MN.  We were headed to see the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.  We thought we would…

William and I packed our bags yesterday and headed out on a flight to Rochester MN.   After meeting with my team of doctors here at the Mayo Clinic we decided we needed to celebrate the fantastic report that I got.  The doctor said that I show no signs that the throat cancer has returned…

Today is our last day in Israel. We have had a marvelous time but we are ready to come home now. I think that 36 hour trip to Cairo wore us out. We spent the morning with our new friends Veronika and Dietmar who we shared the Airbnb Villa with. They are from Cologne Germany…

This morning we headed toward the Israeli and Egyptian Border to travel to Mt. Sinai. In this picture you can get a feel for what the country side looks like in the desert. You can see the Red Sea with Egypt on the upper side and Israel below the sea. The land is quite barren…

This morning William and I crossed the border into Jordan. It really was an easy process – we just got our passport stamped leaving Israel and then walked across no man’s land and purchased our Jordan entry visa. From here we would have an hour and a half bus ride to Petra. Here’s a brief…

This morning we say goodbye to Jerusalem and head south toward the Resort City of Eilat. On the way we stopped at Masada. This was the last strong hold for the Jewish people before being conquered by the Romans. If you don’t know the story be sure to watch the movie Masada staring Peter O’Toole….

This morning we went into Old Jerusalem onto the Temple Mount. After the 6 day war, Israel allowed the Islams to have control of the Temple Mount. However, we were told that the Jewish Community had secured the right to rebuild their temple. This is the original foundation stone of the Temple. And this is…