Our First Full Day in Israel

Ahhh sleep... what a wonderful thing. 
While some may prefer it like this:

                                         











I am glad to have one of these:


We all had a good night of sleep with occasional late night waking - due to jet lag.
Our first full day in Israel began with a full breakfast. And by full, I mean that the buffet was about 50 yds long. I have never had so many choices for breakfast.
After breakfast, all of us met up at 10:00 am Israeli time (midnight stateside in SD) to go to Mass at a local parish, St. Peter's, in Jaffa. It was about a 20 minute jaunt along the Mediterranean coast to arrive in the ancient port city.
This Church and area had a lot of history. You can find it referenced in Acts 10:9-47. A Fransciscan brother allowed us to have Mass in a crusader chapel found in their monastery since the main Church of St. Peter's was being used by an Italian tour group.
It was a beautiful mass and the chapel had great acoustics for singing.
Afterwards we wandered around and took a look at the local parks, spoke with an Jaffa Fisherman, and then made our way back. We are now enjoying a little time of R&R before meeting our official tour guide.

In the crusader chapel after mass. 

Picture of St. Peter's from a distance. 

Our Pilgrimage Group in front of St. Peter's.