Jumping Jehosophat - #2

As promised your anticipation and curiosity can be satisfied by these quality leaps...

West Ham United

This first leap takes place at Upton Park, the home of the very best team in Soccer (Football - echem...) West Ham United. This was my first visit as a life long fan and I was given the royal treatment. Amazingly, West Ham (the Hammers) are playing Liverpool in the FA Cup Final this year. The FA Cup is the English equivalent of our Superbowl -- the biggest game of the year. The last time the Hammers one it was in 1980... To be sure, if they win, there will be some more leaping going on... The picture is a little fuzzy as my trusted cameraman wanted to be with his daughter rather than with me and left me in the care of a security guard... Hey, but I was there!!

Buckingham Palace

Ahhhhhh. There is nothing so invigorating as leaping repeatedly in front of Buckingham Palace while multitudes of tourists are noticing your antics. You know when it is bad when they are taking your picture and are surely thinking..."Look at these crazy Americans. They think they can just jump anywhere they please. How rude! How tasteless, especially at such an important sigh." Well, they may have a point, but it was cold and rainy, so I was keeping warm while they were freezing their...well, you know what I mean.


Caesarea Philippi (Banyas)

Well, what else am I supposed to do at the sight where Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" and where Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." The spring at this location is one of four feeders to the river Jordan.





I'm not done yet...

Jumping Jehosophat!!

One of my earliest traditions started while in college and with my life-long friend Jim Newcomer. I'll have to dig out the pictures, but what started as a one time thing has turned out to be a life-long practice. Maybe you can guess what it is...

Masada...

Well...as you can see I successfully leapt at Masada under the Star of David with an incredible view of the Dead Sea and Jordan in the background. This was especially exhilerating after a 45 minute walk...er...um...crawl up the face of this incredible palace and holdout built by Herod the Great. Of course, I could have taken the cable car, but there were teenagers, peers, and senior citizens up for the challenge, so I had to climb the zig-zag trail. but now I can say "I've done it."

Temple Mount...

This one had to be a little more consipcuous. Although you can't see me in the air, my cameraman (and associate in crime) tried to take my picture numerous times... So this is the best we could do without stirring up the Islamic bees who were keeping watch over their holy site.

Mount of Olives

Here I am leaping over Jerusalem at the Mount of Olives. This is an incredibly beautiful sight and is the usual spot for breathtaking pictures of the City. You can see the golden dome of the Temple Mount in the backgroud. I especially enjoyed walking down through the white washed tombs and then spending a few moments under an olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemany...I highly recommend it.

More to come...