Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
Scholars suggest that the Apostle Paul traveled over 10,000 miles. Some miles were on a boat, but most were on foot. I have always been impressed by that, but much more so now that I have seen a good deal of the terrain over which he walked. Asia Minor in the Bible is present day Turkey and parts of all of Paul's missionary journeys were in this land. There are beautiful coastlines, rugged in spots, and magnificent mountains high and rocky, though deeply forested below the treeline. We have seen geological wonders of which I was completely unaware. Cappadocia is filled with fairy chimneys formed by ancient volcanos in which the early Christians lived in rock cut caves in hiding from persecution. The caves were the early Christian churches. Today we saw the travertine terraces in Pamukkale, Turkey. They are called "cotton castles". Looking at the terraces one would think you are looking at a hillside of snow.
Travertine Terrace
I had a disconnect before this got posted. Today we drove to Kusadasi, our stay until we depart. From here we will tour Ephesus. The Bible continues to come alive.
Mark Twain said, "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover." We are all glad to have done this trip and we are indeed exploring, dreaming and discovering.
Blessings, Mary
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