5/19/98: Arrived safely in Harare, Zimbabwe at 8am, our first time in the Southern Hemisphere. Met at the airport by Doug E, one of the missionaries we will be working with….
Tag: Living With Purpose
The Sun Came Up Looking, Like The Eye Of God.
5/18/98: We were wakened at 3:00AM to the sound of camels huffing and puffing as they trudged by on the path, carrying tourists to the summit of Mount Sinai… 5/18/23: Deep slumber…
A Soothing Lullaby By Starlight On Mount Sinai
5/17/98: Swam in the Red Sea this afternoon. Drove to Mount Sinai, planning to reach summit in time for sunrise. Unfortunately, after we were well into the hike, we realized that we…
Sick Day On The Red Sea
5/16/98: Not feeling well. Very runny nose, and a touch of stomach flu too. So we just sat at the beach on the Red Sea, and did some reading. Maybe I should…
Wandering In The Wilderness
5/15/98: Rose early and drove to the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula… NOTE: Photo above is an oasis full of palm trees in the dessert of the Sinai Peninsula of…
Unexpected And Sweet Fellowship
5/14/98: Determined not to miss Coptic Cairo we picked up a taxi right outside the apartment door and headed to the Christian part of town. NOTE: Photo above is a detail of…
So Beautiful Or So What?
5/13/98: Nick set us up with a taxi drive/tour guide named Hamdi who picked us up at 9am to see the pyramids. 5/13/23: Our first stop was the pyramid complex at Giza….
Face To Face With Antiquity
5/12/98: Day 50 of our journey! To celebrate, we did laundry. After lunch we headed to the American Embassy only to find in closed. Checked and sent email at an internet cafe….
Walk Like An Egyptian
5/11/98: Woke to a pancake breakfast courtesy of Nile (the person). Visited the Museum of Antiquities. Lunch with Nick. Walk around the city. Boat ride on the Nile (the river). 5/11/23: Nick…
Just Roll With It
5/10/98: Travel day: Athens, Greece to Cairo, Egypt. A very long day because of a very delayed flight. But by the end of the day we set foot on the third continent…
Kali Sas Orexi! (Trans. “Eat Up!”)
5/9/98: George and I packed up the bouzouki in a stiff cardboard box that he reinforced with aluminum rods. It should make it back to the US safely. We returned to Mary’s…
Oh, That Sound And Rhythm! Opaa!
5/8/98: Bought a bouzouki. Then we headed up to Mary’s (George and Gerry’s youngest daughter) high school for an open house. Great fun! An international school, with great people involved. Grocery shopping…
The Stray Dogs Of Athens
5/7/98: Walked around Athens. Lunch at Goody’s! Came across a music shop selling instruments. 5/7/23: I don’t know if this is still the case in 2023, but when we travelled through Athens…
The Sun Always Comes Up At The Right Time
5/6/98: A/C was on high all night, and the lights never went off, so we didn’t get much sleep on the ferry from Crete! An early arrival at 5:30am in Piraeus, and…
Travel Day
5/5/98: Packed up. Took one last walk around this really great little town. Boarded the overnight ferry at around 5pm. First ones on, so we found a nice spot to try hunker…
Dealing In The Currency Of Integrity
5/4/98: Strolled through the lovely neighborhood streets of “old town” Rethymno. The post office. An ATM for more local currency. Read the newspaper. Called Gerry and George back in Athens to remind…
Learning To Not Take Myself Too Seriously
5/3/98: Slept in and had a late brunch at Stella’s. This time we were there plenty early in the day, so everything on the menu was still available. George, the proprietor, knows…
Dealing In The Currency Of Forgiveness
5/2/98: Rented a car for the day and did a driving tour of Western Crete. Stopped to see Samaria Gorge, a mountaintop monastery, and a southern beach for a dip in the…
A Few Days Of Relaxing
NOTE: I didn’t post over the weekend, so I’m catching up on Days 37-39 of the trip today… 4/29/98: Checked email at an internet cafe. Heard a beautiful jazz tune on the…
How To Be Less Efficient, But More Healthy
4/28/98: Slept in, stayed in bed even longer reading some more. Went grocery shopping. We’re gonna stay a few more days… 4/28/32: The small-town, suburban and urban neighborhood grocery stores that existed…
A Harbor Of Helpful Information: It Is Easy To Take Technology For Granted
4/27/98: Got out and about to survey the town a little bit more. A lovely water front and harbor. Lots of quaint shops, some touristy and pricey, some cozy and authentic. There…
They Don’t Make Things Like They Used To
The main photo shows Ruth at the Rimondi Venetian Fountain, in Rethymno’s “old town” on the Greek island of Crete. 4/26/98: Spent most of the day reading and relaxing. Did laundry. Lunch…
Rewarded By The Madness Of Our Method
4/25/98: Caught a bus to Rethymno, a coastal town in the northwest part of the island of Crete. Rain and sunshine alternated all day. Arrived and had another hunt for an affordable…
A Maze Worth Getting Lost In
4/24/98: Jumped on a ferry to Crete, the southernmost island in Greece. Met Joel and Lynn from Oregon on board. Landed at Irákleio (Heraklion). After shopping for a pensione, the four of…
What Goes Down, Must Come Up.
4/23/98: Strolled around Thera. Enjoyed the views. Walked down the trail of switchbacks from Thera to the “old harbor.” I began reading “Random Harvest,” by James Hilton. Ate a delicious dinner of…