The trip became very busy after leaving Jerusalem, and internet access was intermittent, so I’ve not offered any posts since. I’ll try and rectify that as I sort through the itinerary and my photos.

Today is the 19th of January, and I arrived home in Brisbane at 1.00am this morning. It is very hot, and I feel like I’m in a sauna. My posts now will have to be reflections on the main sites that we visited – written in retrospect. I’ll start back at work tomorrow, so it will be an intermittent effort I think. I also now have three assignments to do to complete the course, so that will take up some time.

While the trip is over, the journey to discover continues through my photos, writing and reflection as 2015 proceeds. I’m sure that like my experiences in Ireland, this trip to the beginnings of the religious traditions will stay with me and continue to surprise and inspire me. The trip will certainly inform my reading of scripture!