An early start to catch the boat across the Sea Of Gallilee. After a rousing start with each of the national anthems for all represented on the boat, we were entertained with Israeli dancing and a fishing demonstration

First visit was to Capernaum, the town where Jesus spent most of his life, and where he recruited local people including the fishermen Andrew and Simon as his disciples. A ruined Synagogue on the site of the one there in Jesus times, and another concrete church built over the supposed site of Simon Peter’s house.

A rather beautiful church inside

Then up the hillside to the Mount of Beautitudes, and a church marking the ‘Sermon On The Mount’ and the well known ‘blessings’ passages.

Then to Tabkha, and the somewhat disappointing Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes. A very minor mosaic at the front of the church.

Maybe what we need was lunch, although not at £15 each fro a kebab and salad – but that’s what you get when there’s little choice in the area for the tour buses. Still, there was a beer shop 🙂

And so to the long drive down the Jordan Valley, through the Palestinian West Bank to the Dead Sea at Ein Bokek. Well, you have to don’t you, so David was in the Dead Sea within 20 minutes of arrival.