So under those clouds is Cyprus! We boarded at 9pm Central time in Chicago on a flight with Royal Jordanian Airlines. We laughed at first since their movie titles said “western classics” and we thought the lack of a John Wayne title was suspect – then we realized we ARE “western” to the rest of the world. I concur with their choice of Inception, not so sure about Dumb and Dumber. 

We enjoyed two little meals. I’m too big for a long flight. We were definitely outnumbered as white guys. The hardwood floors in First Class seemed excessive. Those are just some quick thoughts.

One strange thing about the long flight was the lack of sunlight. Shane and I were watching Hidden Figures and he pointed out that the sun would be visible in a couple of hours. However, we didn’t know that they can tint the windows and keep the plane dark for the whole flight. Around noon over the Mediterranean, I wondered where the sun was and started having serious doubts as to whether we’d flown East or West. Yet by 2pm (in Jordan) the sun was shining and then the tint changed in the windows. It’s tough to avoid jet lag and not sleep when the plane is super dark for ten hours!

Now we are in Amman, Jordan, waiting for our connecting flight to Tel Aviv. The airport is beautiful here. However the bathrooms were a bit different as was the McDonalds. We have a tiny bird flying around us inside the airport. Pastor Rich wonders if it is a drone. He was FaceTiming with me when that happened. Check out the pictures and keep praying for us! Tomorrow we start to explore Israel!