Santa Claus

This is Kay in a wool coat from the time of Paul. He could have worn a coat like this! He was not as good looking as Kay .... probably.




Today we drove up the coast to Ancient Myra. These are tombs carved into the rock. They started doing this well before Jesus.





Karen and I in front of the tombs.


Marvin and I in front of the amphitheater right next to the tombs.




I am not sure who is the better actor. This is a Roman carving in stone at the the amphitheater.




In the same town St. Nicolas was a priest. He lived in the 4th century and was famous for his generosity, especially to children. He was buried here but the Italians broke into his tomb and stole him. Thousands of Russians visit here each year. He is the patron saint of Russia. He is known to you as St, Nick or Santa Claus.


Marvin has a puppet he uses at church for puppet shows. His name is Barnabas, named after the companion of Paul on his first missionary journey. Barnabas is really enjoying the trip.


We are on the coast of the Southern Turkey it is often called the Turquoise coast. Can you tell why?



The water was warm! We all went swimming.



This is our hotel for tonight and last night. It is the nicest one we have stayed in although they have all been nice.

Kay took all of the pictures today. My camera battery was dead this morning. It is charged now.

Tomorrow we drive all day in the bus. It will be a long day. Love to all!