Last night we flew out of San Francisco bound for Tel Aviv on our family trek to Israel! It's a long haul of a plane ride from SFO to Munich to Frankfurt to Tel Aviv! Garland Dennett (pictured at left) is going to meet us at the airport in Israel. He's our resident expert; the man at the helm! We're hoping to kick back and soak up some of his vast knowledge of all-things-Middle-Eastern!
Most vacations require massive amounts of planning; figuring out all the logistics and trip details ahead so everything goes smoothly! This time we figured we'd try a new approach and hire Garland. He's the perfect combination of a brilliant scholar of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and an ardent student of religion, especially LDS theology.
The last time I was in Israel was 30 years ago in March of 1979. I was the same age that Paige is now! That's a funny thought! Jimmy Carter was the US President and he happened to come to Jerusalem the same week I was there to sign The Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty with Anwar Sadat. Imagine that! ....And no surprise, but, our paths never crossed!
