The young woman at Passport Control at Ben Gurion Airport greeted me with "shalom." It is a wonderfully rich and meaningful word. It conveys "Hello", "Goodbye", "wholeness" and "peace". Hearing it meant that
after 34 hours of travel, we were in Israel. Ten of the group, having come in on other airlines, were checked into the hotel. Fifteen of us, having been on the cancelled flight in Denver, came by way of Frankfurt, not the
direct route which also included an eleven hour layover. We are all here in Jerusalem, happy and well - and a bit weary but ready to continue the adventure. Long day of travel - short time of sleep, but we are
happy tripsters. I will give a better update tonight.
Blessings
Mary Hulst
