Finishing up in Jerusalem and driving to Eilat

Today we packed up our stuff at the hotel and then headed back to the Garden Tomb. We had a very productive time, wrapping up nearly all of our taping.

After that we went back to the hotel for checkout. We headed south and stopped back in Ein Geti at our favorite "restaurant behind a gas station" for lunch.

It was a LONG drive (about 4 hours) through the desert, but we survived. It was very interesting terrain, but (even with the a/c) it was also HOT. At one point - after putting on sunblock, Amy & I were using tissues to cover our shoulders that were still in the direct sunlight.

We arrived in Eilat - on the Red Sea - about 5 PM. Check in took about forever, but it was well worth the wait. Our rooms are SUPER nice! Dan & Amy are on a top floor in a suite that is bigger than Mike & I's first apartment. I am not sure what one is supposed to do with a hotel room that huge, but we think it is fun. Our room is REALLY nice too - not nearly as large, but recently renovated with a balcony overlooking the Red Sea. (It also has a huge bubbly tub - YIPPIE for me!)

Dan went out to get our dive for tomorrow arranged. He is SO excited! We will be gone on the boat all day. Poor Mike will have to find a way to entertain himself - don't worry - he will be just fine. Our boat will take us over to Egypt and we will get in 2-3 dives. Should be fun!

We ate dinner down on the promenade that runs along the Sea. Did you know that even in the VERY southern point of Israel, you still can't get pizza with meat on it? I was excited to see a Pizza Hut from our hotel room window, but sadly disappointed that I couldn't get bacon or ham on my pizza. We skipped it and went to a place that had some yummy chicken and steak.

BTW, It is HOT out there - even late at night. Oh, I did see a temperature gage when we first arrived an it said 34 degrees (that is in C. We decided that translates to about 1,000 degrees F - lol!). Speaking of hot - I almost forgot to explain our last picture. It is what happens to Mike's gummy worms when they get left in the hot car!