Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Eilat which is a city at the southern-most tip of Israel.  And when they say southern-most tip, they really mean it:

They call Eilat (pronounced ‘aye-lot’) the “Las Vegas of Israel”.  Except it doesn’t have any casinos.  Or drag queens.  And it’s next to a large body of water instead of in the middle of the desert.  Now that I think about it, it’s really nothing like Las Vegas.   Regardless, I’m going to Eilat, baby!

I’m mostly excited about swimming in the Red Sea.  I’m not sure why.  Maybe because I think it’ll be a great ice breaker in the future during strange silent encounters with people.  Example:  silence. silence silence.  Me: “You know, I swam in the Red Sea once.”  The other silent person: “Wow!”.  Then we enjoy a long and fruitful conversation.

Also, the geography of Eilat provides a wonderful view of Jordan to the east and Egypt to the west.  At least I can say that I’ve “seen” Jordan and Egypt.

More to come….

BONUS:  Guess how long the flight from Tel Aviv to Eilat will be and you’ll win a yet to be decided prize!  (And Jason, the time I told you before isn’t exactly correct.)

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