Well, my good friend St Anthony delivered again – my camera is found. All is white and snowy here this morning, and a bit chilly too! Looks beautiful, but very slippery. But this magnificent shot was taken by Florence Julian this morning. Sunrise over the Old City taken from Notre Dame of Jerusalem. Today we are off to the Dead Sea for a swim – the promise is that it will be warmer there – I’m not sure how we will define ‘warm’. We will get to Qumran as well, but it is unlikely that we will get to Masada; this is a real disappointment, but that’s how it is with weather!

On Sunday we will leave Jerusalem for the north where we will explore biblical sites in Galilee and surrounds. This is such an exciting trip on every level.