An Early Start for the Holy Land

 

A very early start for me and ‘Wally’ as I picked up people in the village, and off to Quarndon, Derby to meet the small group of people from New Mills and Quarndon and area, who I was joining  on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, having been planned and supported by McCabe Pilgrimages http://www.mccabe-travel.co.uk/media/docs/00-Standard-2012-10-day-late-return-360553ea-710b-4cf6-9371-b9c6d39cb4ed.pdf 

Having met at The Joiners Arms,Quarndon, who’s joint licensee is a part time Vicar –Lee, along with John, the Vicar from New Mills , were the real leaders and organisers of the trip – we all set of by coach for London Heathrow, arriving there late morning.

Immediately we were faced with the security, that would dog us on our trip, El-Al security, searched almost everyone’s bags and cases,questioning their intentions –why else do Christians go on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land ?

However, we took an uneventful flight to Jerusalem ,landing there in late afternoon, with the time difference, and were met by our guide, and coach, and whisked to The Golden Walls Hotel…http://www.goldenwalls.com/aboutus.php, where some supper had been prepared for us, before we settled in for the night , and a pleasant sleep.