Tiberias

Well what an amazing day this has been. We left Jerusalem this morning and travelled through desert land, first to the River Jordan and then by day's end to here in Tiberias. Our hotel is on the shores of Lake Galilee and every room has a view out over the lake. Our room is on the 15th floor and as today we've been at the site of ruins caused by the earthquake of 748 a room this high up makes me feel somewhat nervous. We've heard so much today about the massive fault line along the valley that it really was the last thing we Cantabrians needed to hear. It was super hot today with little shade in which to take refuge. Keith - here's one for you! Our guide has struggled to sleep these first few days, but last night she fell into a deep sleep .... Until she got a phone call at 4am from you asking if she had any houses to sell!! Now what are the chances of me being in Israel with the same tour leader who was regaling her tale at breakfast this morning of being disturbed by you!! Still unable to post any photos. We're hoping there's an Internet cafe here in Tiberias. We didn't bring the laptop this time. Only the iPad which we can't do the photos from. We just didn't appreciate we'd encounter difficulties doing this. But we're not in Europe where there's a cafe on every corner. We've taken a zillion photos and we're only at the end of day three!