We've arrived in Jersualem

We have journeyed along the Jordanian plains and mountains the last three days. Today we bid farewell to our tour guide Ahmed (see pic below) and entered back into Israel, into the West Bank to see Jericho and the Mt of Temptations (traditional site).

Early morning along the Dead Sea. Shortly after this picture was taken, you could clearly see Jerusalem!

Ahmed and Jeff Hoye

Pam and Terry Davis at the Dead Sea this morning. We will float in the sea in a few days :)

Driving across the Judean wilderness. Quite stunning compared to the other terrains we've seen--fertile plains, snow topped mountains and dry river beds. 

Jim Ledbetter has been our resident photographer and may make a lot of money when we return with some of the photos he's taken (read--he's got blackmail on a few of us!!)

Cable car up to the Mt of Temptations with a monastery on top. 

Panoramic view from tel of Jericho looking back towards the Dead Sea and Jordan. 

Jericho is one of the oldest cities with walls discovered dating to around 8,500 BC. This picture shows one of the oldest watch towers discovered. 

Home from Jericho times when Joshua and the Israelites took over the city. The wall in the background dates to around this same time period.  

And then we made it to Jerusalem!!