Jan 5-6 We’re Off!
Nanci and I left Winnipeg at noon on January 5th and flew to Toronto where we met up with Larry Thiessen and Jim and Sharon vanDijk. Larry is a producer from Edmonton who came along to oversee the filming of our trip.
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January 7 it’s Christmas
Ethiopia was Christianized in the fourth century when a young man named Frumentius found himself shipwrecked on the on Ethiopian shores while on the way to India. Frumentius was taken to the Ethiopian palace of King Ella Amida eventually finding favour with the King as his personal secretary.
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The Road to Weldiya
We woke pretty early to get on the road. Sam was concerned to get our traveling done before nightfall as the roads would be fairly rough and he didn’t relish navigating them after dark. So we gathered in the lobby at 6:30 am and met the last two additions to our party.
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A Moment of Zen…
Despair relieves itself at the expense of those in its environs.” How else do we explain the West’s willingness to expend the earth’s resources to such a degree that the rest of the globe is deprived of its share and the earth is endangered?
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Back to the story… The Afar Region / Day 3
We again rose early in the morning so we could get to the Afar region before noon. For several hours, the journey continued much the same as it had the day before except that we left the main road and began to travel into what felt increasingly remote. The spectacular relief of mountains and valleys continued to astonish us.
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Day 4 – Afar and beyond.
We never did get back to sleep – the braying donkeys and crowing cocks ensured there would be no more sleep that night so Nanci and I sat on the side of our little grass hut until the camp and surrounding village woke and the kids started to gather to wonder at their strange guests.
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Day 1 Arrive and Wander
Traffic outside our hotel Time’s Square Stumbled on BirdlandTonight!! Kurt Elling30 Rock
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Day 2 – Central Park and Wall Street
Philosopher’s Walk Rock/ Turtles/ Algae and… a work-out ball. Fixing Wall Street‘nuther view of 30 Rock
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Introduction and Itinerary
Hi folks. I’m off this coming Monday to Egypt/ Israel for a whirlwind tour with Rikk Watts, Professor of New Testament Studies at Regent College. We’re basically going on a pre-trip to scout out a 2010 tour for a group of folks (mostly from the Seattle area) I have come to know and love over [...]
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Day One / Flight and First Impression / Cairo
The Nile River – taken from my hotel room. First impression flying over the Nile delta and toward Cairo is the absolute enormity of the city. It took half an hour to fly over it to get to the airport. There, we were met by a rather striking man, both in features and in demeanor, [...]
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