bmartin's Blog

Hey gang,
After a 10 hour flight and hour bus ride from Tel Aviv, I am in Jerusalem. The flight was smooth and the crew at El AL (Israeli Airlines) was great. I did meet a group guys in this tour from Wooster. We’re all planning on watching the OSU game. Go Bucks.
El Al is known for its tough security. At Kennedy Airport in New York, a security agent asked me many questions about what I had with me, did any one give me anything. She kept saying it was to make sure I didn’t have a bomb with me. I told her the only bomb I know is Tony Rizzo. We all had a good laugh.
Anyways, she finally asked me what my middle name was. I thought that a bit odd but told her it was Almon. (I know it’s unusual but it’s a family name. However as soon as I said Almon the security agent took off and huddled with several other agents all looking at me and my passport. Now I’m thinking there’s trouble and ‘m just a TV guy from Cleveland. I’d understand harassing people from Pittsburgh but it turned out just fine. For me I’d rather answer a hundred questions and feel safe.
The ride to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv is spectacular. The road is winding through the hills of Judea. It’s beautiful.
It’s off to bed. We’ve all been up for 30 hours. I’ll be sending along some pictures of the trip. There are about 125 people on this tour of the Holy Lands. It’s a dream to be here. Talk at ya tomorrow.
Blessings,
Bill