Home - Day ???

I don't really know how to count this travel day. See, the "day" started on Friday (day 14 of the trip) and I didn't sleep until I got home on Saturday afternoon.

I decided to check our luggage on the return flight because I had purchased some jars of stuff that were larger than 3 ounces. (I think the 3 oz. rule is ridiculously stupid, but whatever.) Because of these jars (of date honey) my luggage was checked twice in Tel-Aviv and more in US (I could tell since they didn't close the suitcase all the way. It's such a hassle to check luggage on an international flight. We had to collect it in Newark (our layover spot) and re-screen it and then re-check it in. Ugh!

The flight from Tel-Aviv was looooong. It felt even longer with a sinus infection and no voice.






The food was OK for dinner and could hardly have been called "food" for breakfast. But we nibbled nonetheless. The picture shows breakfast. I ate the bagel with jam. The yellow mixture is supposed to be eggs, but they looked rather gray when you poke them. So I was afraid of touching it further. And not being a fan of grapefruit, I only ate the little bit of orange that was in the tray.


But I'm finally home. I love traveling, but nothing beats home. After a fitful nap my dad drove me to urgent care where we waited for about an hour to be seen by a doctor. This is when I found out I have a serious sinus infection and the loss of voice is a result of that. I don't think I've ever had one this severe (I never lost my voice before).