Pilgrimage Retrospective Part 1. What I did/didn't do.

Things I didn't do on Diocese of Oxford Pilgrimage to Holy Land:

1. I didn't buy a drink in the 'Lowest Bar in the World".
2. I didn't sink in the Dead Sea. I tried and failed as did others as you can see here.
3. I didn't run round the walls of Jerusalem (or anywhere else) early in the morning.
4. I didn't catch fish in the sea of Galilee.
5. I didn't get re-baptised in the River Jordan.

Things I did do on Diocese of Oxford Pilgrimage to Holy Land:

1. I did drink a lot - mostly water because of the heat.
2. I did stand in shallow Dead Sea water, with great difficulty from a floating position.
3. I did take hundreds of pictures of walls of all sorts, some of them shocking.
4. I did sing the British National Anthem standing in a fishing boat on the Sea of Galilee. (How bizarre is that?)
5. I did renew baptismal vows at the River Jordan, was annointed with oil of chrism and then had a paddle in the water. A full immersion would have been more cooling.

I've unpacked the luggage and washed the clothes, but unpacking the whole experience will take a long time. This post is the start of a series. Watch this space.

Photo: my own