You have a good lunch at. Tiberias, of fish caught the lake of Galilee and then stroll along its shores. After lunch we were off again, back to Nazareth, and once more on the Plain of, reel. We found the brook!
ison even as Sisera found it save that we had some 30 of feet good motor Food: otherwise our Journey would have ended. We woaded our way across miles flooded fields and just managed reach the hotel at Haifer on the far western base of Carmel in time to. watch. a terrific storm burst onus that had come up! across the Mediterranean as Elijah! could have seen coming ere he ran from Carmel to Jezrecl.
Next morning we were off by train at 8 am, ran down through the plains of Sharon and Philistia, parting at Ludd from Guide Khalil best of all guides T have ever met, a man who was in Gen. -Al-Jenby's army all its Palestine days and seemed to know every crook and cranny of the land, an myal able unit in our fighting forees the Great War. We went second lass but enjoyed a compartment to ourselves from Ludd. (11 a.m.) to Kantarah which we reached at 5.30 pin. and then had a_ weary wait of four hours for_a further hour's railway run to Port Said. There we found ourselves comfort. ably served at very reasonable price at the Hotel de la Poste, which confidently recommend to intending travellers.
The Cost Thereof What did it cost us? Two of daughter and myself formed the party. You use Egyptian money all the way, paying three per cent. to change a treasury note for an Egyptian pound and 30 reckoning five "piastres" as the equivalent of a shilling—I did all booking and banking through Messrs. T. Cook & Son (except the Hotel de la Poste at Port Said). fad 2 First class tickets Port Said to. Jerusalem 7 3 4 Sleeping ear berths Kaniara Seraanlom vs s 6 0 Hotel" sceommodation oams) at. the Allen!
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