The Good Eggs Books

Welcome back to Scotland! The Eggs are leaving Edinburgh and heading to Inverness, where Shelly’s Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Ian reside.

“It’s an old Scottish folk song. It reminds me of my Aunt Bonnie, who we will be staying with while in Scotland,” replied Shelly.

They boarded a plan and were surprised with a cruise to experience the Midnight Sun.

The first thing Svana planned was a hike through the beautiful Norwegian countryside.

As the Eggs landed in Oslo, they were met by Svana, Shelly’s friend and their host. She was full of life and unending energy.

The Eggs watched in amazement as they observed the glass blowers turning out gorgeous works of art such as vases, paperweights, sculptures,

“The Coliseum was built of stone and concrete and finished in 80 CE. It was built to hold 50-70,000 spectators,” taught Shelly.

Reggie awoke to the captain’s voice as the plane was landing in Italy. “Benvenuti in Italia! Welcome to Italy!”

They arrived at the Dead Sea and the Eggs looked for a place to rent rafts or tubes. Shelly began to laugh. “You won’t need that here!"

Yosef and his father had a surprise for the Eggs. They boarded a bus that took them to the Old City.

“Shalom,” he said as his greeting. “That means peace.” They all shook hands and smiled.

The day-cruise vessel slowly made its way down the Nile River. Sami’s father was right – the scenery was breathtaking.

As we saw last week, Benedict had trouble sleeping the night before they were to see the pyramids.

The Eggs’ plane was late due to a sandstorm at the Cairo airport. Shelly’s friend, Sami, and his father, waited patiently for their friends.

The next week, Coach Flo arranged for the group to attend a cricket match. “What’s that?” asked the Eggs.