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The Giza Pyramids…Camel rides in the Sahara…The Sphinx…Sakkara Valley… I am still pinching myself! Pastor Leah

When I was met at the airport, I was told that my hotel was about as close to the pyramids as one could imagine. Yup! Upon arrival at the hotel, our vehicle was greeted and inspected by an explosives sniffing dog. Then, entering the lobby, all bags had to go through an additional X-Ray scan.

I arrived in Cairo this evening…as our plane was approaching the airport I caught sight of pyramids. And shortly before arriving at the hotel a street sign declared, Pyramids 1KM. I’m pretty sure that the next adventure is going to challenge my adjectives… Wowzie! Holy schnowza! Yowza! Sweet! Pastor Leah

My hammock-sitting days have drawn to a close. Having quiet, down-time has been good for my mind, body, and spirit but I am feeling ready for the next (exciting) chapter…. Meeting travel friends in Cairo soon, soon. Pastor Leah

Emily and I spent our days together on Kurumba, a private island with kind and lovely staff around every corner. Today I moved to a hotel in Dhiffushi, a local island, which means that instead of being surrounded by resort, I am now part of a wee town on a wee island. Tonight, I have

My sabbatical is a series of chapters: With girls. Without girls. Alone. With friends. Alone. Chapters… Tonight is the final evening with Emily…soon she will be on an airplane headed west. From the night she welcomed my incoming boat, to the amazing food we have enjoyed, and the mind blowing ‘shark safari’ we snorkeled through,

Sharks. Rays. And fish, oh my! Pastor Leah

Do you know this saying? I did not. Rather, it was language that Emily shared with me…therefore, any credit for this blog belongs to her. Dulce far niete is ‘the sweetness of doing nothing’. No alarm.No schedule.No meetings.No place to go.No place that I need to be. It certainly is a unique place for my

Emily has sailed off for a dive adventure this morning, so I headed off for a quiet walk around Kurumba. I soon became aware that I was not alone…just a few feet out in the water was a baby shark. Not much for conversation but an interesting walking/swimming partner nonetheless. Further into the morning walk-about,