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Wimbledon Championships

Yesterday we took the day off work and headed to Wimbledon for The Championships. While K went two years ago when friends were in town, this was my first time. It was great fun! We arrived early afternoon joining the … Continue reading

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One Sea, Red Sea, Two Sea, Dead Sea

We crossed the border back into Israel and took a quick detour into Eilat to dip our toes into the Red Sea. While standing on the beach, looking to our left we saw Jordan. Looking to our right we saw … Continue reading

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Petra Jordan

21783 Crossing the border from Israel to Jordan was a real experience. It is the first time that we crossed an international border that felt like a real border. Each side had the armed guards at the gate with watch … Continue reading

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Visit from Jerusalem to Galilee

Since returning from Israel, we have been busy with a marathon and a trip to Champagne that we got a bit behind on our posts. We’ll catch up this week to fill you in on our trip to Israel. 21768 … Continue reading

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I ran the London Marathon!

I did it! 21655 I ran a great race and I beat my target of 4 hours. I also ran a ‘negative split’ which some describe as the ‘holy grail’ of marathon running. That means that I ran the first … Continue reading

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Marathon Madness

Go to Marathon Tracking Page After more than six months of training, the London Marathon is now only one day away. It was one year ago that I watched my first marathon. Drinking a ew pints at a pub on … Continue reading

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Long Time, No Post

Has it really been over a month since our last post? 21632 We just returned from our trip to Israel and Jordan this week and are preparing for the London Marathon this weekend. The trip was great. We put our … Continue reading

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