The Journey is Underway!

Well, we arrived in Tel Aviv this afternoon after a very good flight from Philadelphia--made better by the fact that I actually slept quite a bit.  We were met by those joining us from other places, and then by our guide, Hezi, and our driver, Rami.  These men will accompany us throughout our journey in Israel.  Today was about getting here and getting to our first night's hotel in Beersheva.  This ancient home to Isaac and his family will be ours tonight.  We've had a good meal and now are beginning to fade away, thanks to time changes and time changes.  Tomorrow will be our first day of touring.