We finished up our original square this past week. I don't have any further info about what it might be! Schuler hasn't said anything else about it being the beginnings of a temple floor but we did find at least one object with obvious religious significance but more digging will have to happen around the square for us to know what it truly is.
The day that we finished up D5 was an interesting day for me. You see, while I was helping to move the big shade covering I needed to untie one last rope and as I was walking along the top of the wall to retrieve the rope part of the wall decided to give out and collapse from underneath me. I fell about ten feet to the stone floor beneath me. However, b/w God sending his angles to protect me and the knee pads I had on I escaped with a banged up back, minor bruising, and a significant bruise on my right shin. There are a lot of ways in which the accident could've been very ugly for me but thanks to some divine protection I escaped with no breaks or head injury. Praise God!
The day that we finished up D5 was an interesting day for me. You see, while I was helping to move the big shade covering I needed to untie one last rope and as I was walking along the top of the wall to retrieve the rope part of the wall decided to give out and collapse from underneath me. I fell about ten feet to the stone floor beneath me. However, b/w God sending his angles to protect me and the knee pads I had on I escaped with a banged up back, minor bruising, and a significant bruise on my right shin. There are a lot of ways in which the accident could've been very ugly for me but thanks to some divine protection I escaped with no breaks or head injury. Praise God!
(The Wall that collapsed from under me)
(Heir Doctor making sure I'm ok)
There were some issues with fatigue this week. For instance, Nathan started hallucinating and thought himself to be King of Sussita.
(He was presiding over his court at the time, which is why he is in formal attire)
(The group on water break in A 99)
(Steph just layin around)
(The group on water break in A 99)(Steph just layin around)To keep our minds off the fact that we are doing hard manuel labor for a 4th week in the Israeli summer heat and without the comic relief of the Canadians we had to look to other places for our entertainment while on site. Here is a common passtime, rolling large rocks down the side of the cliff.
We also undid the work of Dr. Chambers square, that's right, Heir Doctor gave us the order to put dirt BACK INTO A SQUARE! The mind reels...... Anyways, we refilled their square so that you can never tell they were there. Dr. Chambers, if you read this....sorry but the other Doc gave us the order.
There are two embaressing/funny pics of the day. The first is Chris doing some modeling at Caesarea....perhaps there's a future for him in this line of work?
The second one of the day is round two for Niko and Liz....they actually volunteered for this one.
(Chris and Nathan watching the rocks go down)
We also undid the work of Dr. Chambers square, that's right, Heir Doctor gave us the order to put dirt BACK INTO A SQUARE! The mind reels...... Anyways, we refilled their square so that you can never tell they were there. Dr. Chambers, if you read this....sorry but the other Doc gave us the order.
There are two embaressing/funny pics of the day. The first is Chris doing some modeling at Caesarea....perhaps there's a future for him in this line of work?
The second one of the day is round two for Niko and Liz....they actually volunteered for this one. (Niko and Liz in the Roman Hot Tub)
That's all for now!
See you soon America!
See you soon America!
"Rock n Roll n Rest" seems like a fitting caption for most of your pics! You did some "rolling in the rocks" when you fell off that wall...and then you're "resting" from your "Rock-n-Roll" labors! Seems like your comrads were doing some "rock-rollin" anyway!
Guess this comment is testimony to my need to go to bed (11:15 pm)!