By 4:00 this morning, I’d had enough. From the time I left the hotel yesterday until I reached the gas station (which was, thankfully, open) I’d walked some 45 kms. The six hour break in the afternoon helped a lot. When I started walking […]
Author: phool4xc
Quick Update from the Road
Oh yeah, 6:30 PM is the right time to start walking. There’s very little traffic, and it’s nice and cool. For the first time since Turkey, walking has felt more like flying. It’s another 50 kms to Jerusalem, and if I can keep this […]
So near, yet so far!
I’m under 50 kms from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre now, but following the road and avoiding the West Bank means I’ve still got 70 kms to walk. The forecast high for today is 27, and for tomorrow it’s 30. There aren’t many […]
Apr 5: Quick Update
Happy Easter to those celebrating today! As the crow flies, I am 76 kms from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The route suggested by my GPS app would have me cutting south east away from the coast today, but I’ve been advised not […]
Jerusalem bound
I met this cyclist on the ferry to Haifa. By now, Leopold will have completed the third and final stage of his pilgrimage from his home in Austria to Jerusalem. http://flic.kr/p/rE1LYN
The Path Before Me
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Angels in Disguise
Once I was cleared by Israeli immigration on Wednesday, I left the port and headed towards the nearest hostel that showed up on my GPS. The Port Inn Hostel was less than a hundred metres away, so that worked out nicely. It’s a very […]
