Here we are at the airport. We left the motel at about 3:10am for the trip to Tel Aviv and the airport. The taxi driver thought he was a pilot, rocketing down the highway at warp speed.

Getting through security and customs was a long process. Given the strife near the Gaza strip it is no wonder. We had to have bags x-rayed and then unloaded and checked for anything undesirable, then we had to pass through many security checks, I actually lost count!

But here we are sitting in the food court eating breakfast. Soon we will board and head to Athens and then the ferry.

Our next blog will be from Bari on the west coast of Italy.