BET THIS IS A SHOT OF LIL' OL'ME

YA NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE........

No~ this is not a staged shot in our hotel

lobby... This is a real Bedouin's tent near

our hotel... When I say that we're out in

middle of nowhere, I mean NO-WHERE!

Our host is named Mohamed~ he's a real

Bedouin, who is an Ishmaelite... he

invited us into his tent to share his

hospitality and a hot cup of the best

tea... If they don't slit your throat first,

and you actually git into their tent, they

are very friendly...We enjoyed their music,

and our broken English conversation...

No insults to BUSH and no hatred of

Christians... To be honest, I was shocked~

because as we crossed the border and

drove thru the Sinai Desert, there were

security road blocks all along the way.

Guns were everywhere~ and we had an

armed guard with us on our bus...

(don't tell Mom...) It was like we were

in a world 3000 yrs. passed~ Bedouins

on camels in groups of 5-10 all along our

route... It is a Bleak, yet beautiful land-

scape... When we pulled into our hotel,

I had a bit of apprehension~ but there

was nowhere to run... I almost had 2nd

thoughts... But, these desert folks are

very friendly & neighborly... Dave &

I aren't taking the trek up to the top of

Mt. Sinai~ but 4 or 5 of our young

bucks are... I gave one of them my

jacket, because it will be near freezin'

at the summit, and they're leaving to-

night at 1:00am, and will meet up with

us again in the morning... near the

summit there are 750 difficult stone

steps, following a 3 hour camel ride

in the dark... I DON'T THINK SO......

So, I'm not quite as stupid as some of

you might've thunk...Hmmmm?????