It was good to feel our big jet touch down on USA soil a couple of hours ago!! Both Liz and I are tired and ready to come home, but we are both sad to say goodbye to our “Holy Land sisters.”
This was quite a long travel day—we caught a glimpse of the Mediterranean Sea as we left our hotel in Tel Aviv by 6 am Israel time (7 hour time change) to get to the Ben-Gurion Airport in time for a 10:30 flight to Istanbul. Israeli security wasn’t bad, though we waited in a long line to check in at Turkish Airline. After 2-1/2 hours, we arrived in Istanbul, we had just over an hour between flights, and security was very tight there. Much tighter than two weeks ago. There were three security stops that we had to go through…. I was patted down and wanded all three times! I guess these days, you can’t be too careful. Even white-haired grannies need to be carefully screened…
The 10-1/2 hours flight from Istanbul to JFK was uneventful. We chased the sun all day, watching it set as we made the descent into New York. During the flight, I watched 3 movies, did some knitting and.read-but slept very little. I am happy to report that this time, all of our luggage arrived
As I write this, it’s about 9:30 pm EST —and 4:30 am Israel time! Yawn.
Tomorrow, Liz and I head home to Durham and Dover on the C & J bus, heavy suitcases in tow, and many wonderful memories to sort out in the days ahead. It was truly the trip of a lifetime (and I want to go back!)
I hope to wrap up this blog with one more post in a day or so, when jet lag is not longer a “thing” and I have caught up a bit with life at home, so stay tuned!
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