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Mar 30, 2015
Mar 29, 2015
Larnaca
The flight from Beirut to Larnaca was delayed longer than the flight itself lasted, and it was rather late by the time I found a hotel near the cathedral. Then I learned that the change to daylight savings time took effect this weekend, and that Orthros begins at 6:30. I didn't make it to Liturgy this morning, but three of the fifteen TV stations available in my hotel room were broadcasting live from three different churches.
Now that I've had breakfast, it's time to find out about the bus schedule and then see some of the town.
Mar 28, 2015
Brief Transportation Update
My flight to Cyprus is scheduled to take off five hours from... NOW!
I've heard back from Salamis Shipping. There is a weekly ferry from Limassol to Haifa which leaves Monday at 17:00, arriving on Tuesday at 08:00. It's possible to walk the 70 kms in the 40 hours or so I'd have between clearing customs in Larnaca and queueing up for customs in Limassol, but I'll be taking a bus instead.
Once I arrive in Haifa, I'll probably take the Israel National Trail and rely on the network of "trail angels" for accommodation, but I've heard from another pilgrim who just stuck to the main road. That would probably be easier, but maybe not quite as pretty. Or I can always start on the one and switch to the other.
The big news is that I've purchased my return ticket. On April 24 I'll be flying British Airways from Amman (Jordan) to London and then transferring to an Air Canada flight to Toronto. "Home again, home again, jiggety-jig!"
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