In The Footsteps of The Magdalene, A Mideast Journal
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Me and Santa's top elf at the Husky Station in Brandon I set out January 7th, 2009 from Winnipeg Manitoba in Canada and this is my journal

RED DATES = JOURNAL ENTRY BLUE DATES = PHOTOS ONLY

JANUARY
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Me. Hotel Taitu. web cam pic 1 Feb
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Me. Petting the elephant. Mysore, India
MARCH
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Me and some gay scam artits
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Me on a camel
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rigging the sail in Hodeidah!
JUNE
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Ready For My First Lesson, Wing Commanda!
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Me on Michael's Harley, Exeter

JANUARY


O Mary Don't You Weep, Dick Loses His Cat
January 8th

Board For The Bored. Right Flight, Wrong Day!
January 9th


Cairo Capers: How To Say No To Just About Everybody
January 10th

The Pyramids: It's all made of Lego
January 11th

I'm In The Money: Living The Life of Riley in Africa
January 12th

Lucy, I'm Home!
January 13th


Lost: Wandering Around Addis Ababa
January 14th


The Bus To Bahir Dar
January 15th

I reach the source of the Blue Nile
January 16th

The bus to Gonder
January 17th

In the middle of Timkat, I lose my camera and someone drains the Pool!
January 19th



January 20th
Timkat is THREE days, not two! Party on!
January 21st


I finally buy souvenirs
January 22nd


Climbing To Debra Damo
January 23rd

Axum and the tombs of the kings of Ethiopia
January 24th

Axum and the tombs of the kings of Ethiopia
January 30th


FEBRUARY


Rachel has left the building
February 2nd

from Addis Abeba to Sanaa Yemen
February 5th

Great Room, Great View, $15 a day...
February 7th

a two hour climb and 2 kilometers under the ground..
February 9th


Dragon's Blood Trees and a Full moon...
February 10th

Half baked and ready for supper...
February 12th


God! That's a REALLY BIG goldfish!
February 14th


running with the bottles festival, Sanaa, Yemen
February 19th


February 21st


February 22nd

Pretty as a picture!
February 24th

there are worse places to be than on a beach in the hot sun in February!
February 28th


MARCH


May The Ganesh Be WIth You!
March 4th

I see Big Elephants
March 5th

OK, Now I see Flying Monkeys!
March 6th

It's a Pirate's Life For Me!
March 7th

More Elephants!
March 8th


Will the real St. Thomas please stand up
March 9th


baby monkey harrasses baby dog
March 11th


Worshippers at the Shiva Temple, Hampi, India
March 13th


March 14th


March 15th

I decide to visit the Indian Icon and take a picture
March 18th


Guess what this is? Hint: there's only one!
March 20th

change this
March 22nd



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March 25th


On The Road to Katmandu
March 28th

Katmandu
March 29th


APRIL


The Photogenic Kid Gets in the Shot
April 8th


Gordon's Gunboat is now a storage area
April 11th

I see Pyramids! Lotsa Pyramids!
April 13th


Lost in The Desert!!
April 14th

tea time
April 16th

Richard of Arabia
April 17th

It's a pyramid!
April 18th


the road to Kawa
April 19th


Benny gets on board
April 20th


There's gotta be a better system than this
April 22nd

Happy Birthday, Lee
April 23rd

I visit the Temple of Isis
April 25th

sailing down the Nile!
April 27th



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April 29th


MAY


Headed for Hodeidah!
May 10th

Aboard The Pirate Ship! Aaaaarrrrrhhhh!
May 18th

All of a sudden, I HEART CAIRO
May 21st

Lost in The Desert!!
May 24th

tea time
May 25th


OK, so I close my eyes and click my heels, right? Or do I follow the pink brick road?
May 29th

Whatever words I use to describe Petra, they're not enough!
May 30th

Probably one of the most amazing places I've ever been!
May 31st


JUNE


Last Waltz in Cairo!
June 2nd

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June 8th

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June 9th


If it's Tuesday, it must be Pompei
11th June

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JULY


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July 3rd

All My Relatives Are Pirates!
July 6th

Home at Last!
July 8th