Eilat

As I stated in the previous blog, in 2011 we went to Eilat with my mother for a couple of days of much needed R-E-S-T! 

Eilat is a beautiful port town. Luxurious hotels, a vibrant boardwalk, and a lovely seashore make a great getaway for Israelis and tourists alike.

We did not stay in one of those expensive, luxurious hotels, but found the Cactus Bed and Breakfast that was small, cozy, quiet, lovely, and inexpensive.

Sandra, who runs the bed and breakfast, was from somewhere in Europe. The thing I remember most from our conversations with her was how when she first moved to Israel, she looked outside and the sky was black in the middle of the day. (Eilat is almost always sunny and bright during the day. It hardly ever rains or gets cloudy.) She said the sky was full of locusts, so many that they blocked out the sunlight. 

So much for skeptics of the Bible who want to scientifically brush aside the plagues upon Egypt, including the plague of locusts (Exodus 10:3-20).  

Modern-day Eilat sits on or near the site of biblical Eloth.

"Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom."

II Chronicles 8:17

Mom loves to journal. She certainly had plenty to journal about during our three day trip to Eilat…driving through a sandstorm, getting her picture taken with IDF soldiers, seeing four countries at one time (Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt), going to an Israeli flea market…we packed a lot of fun memories into those three days!

Mom ordered a plate of this fish for dinner at a restaurant called The Last Refuge.