May - September 2010

So it's been ages since I last posted and now as I grow older I realise that my memory fades quickly so if I'm planning to post on recent events I should probably not leave 6 months between posts:-)

So there are 2 highlights that I can post about and the rest is a blur, so here goes...

The 1st highlight was the Fifa world cup - we went to a couple of the games at the Cape Town Stadium, the highlight being the 1st Portugal game where they played North Korea. Portugal beat them good and solid! We thoroughly enjoyed the Fan Mile and the Park & ride Facility from Century City was superb!


The 2nd highlight was the pilgrimage trip that Janine and I went on from 4th - 14th Sept. The trip was to Egypt, Israel & Bethlehem (which is in Palestine). The highlights of the trip for me were the Pyramids & Sphinx, the walk up Mt Sinai where Moses received the 10 commandments - this walk is not for sissies, it was a 7 hour round trip which started at 2am - then floating in the Dead Sea, the Wailing Wall filled with prayer requests, the Manger / Cave were Jesus was born - the star in the picture below marks the spot.

The Way of the Cross / Via Delarosa was a bit disappointing as this was too commercialised and too crowded to be the 'spiritual' highlight that I was expecting. We ended off the trip on a cruise on the River Nile in Cairo... we had great fun as well as a spiritual experience, so definitely well worth it.