Swimming, Snorkeling, Storytelling and at the Red Sea

So we got really good at posting pictures lately, but haven't written too much about our adventures. Clearly we need to balance this out a little more! On our free day this week we went down to Eilat. I'm including a map so you can have a little bit of an idea for all of this. We drove from Jerusalem (upper right-ish on the map) down to Eilat and the Red Sea (like the one from the Bible that Moses parted? Yup. Same one!). Then we went snorkeling! I went on a little run with a couple of girls while we were down there too. We were told not to go too far south because we were rather close to Egypt. I didn't realize until we left how close we really were! We were only about a mile and a half from the border. I just about reached my goal to go to Egypt! Unfortunately we didn't quite make it. Someday :) Anyway, it was my first time snorkeling and I absolutely loved it. Just like living in an aquarium! The water was gorgeous and pretty warm and we just sat at the beach all day. Ken mentioned it was getting a little chilly up there...sorry we can't sympathize with you right now! It was a nice boost for the week since we spent the rest of the week inside, studying for midterms and finals.