Tenerife tomorrow for him and Samuel. Although they could have flown, it was only a four-hour cruise between the two islands. Turner enjoyed the passage, despite the fact that being on the open water still brought back frightful memories of that fateful night in New Guinea.
He had seen the message light blinking on the hotel phone when he returned from the commissioner‘s office but avoided checking it.
It can wait, Turner thought as he grabbed the remote for the room’s old TV set. I’m sure Dad is driving everyone nuts with his unyielding protocol when it comes to new digs. I’d just be in the way.
Turner had last spoken to his father two days ago. His father had reported that with the help of Carlos Santiago, the teams and equipment had been successfully transferred from the Pyramid site and that the work on the new site had just begun. He told Turner that the students had been assigned to documenting and recovering the Guanche artifacts, while he and Maria were keeping the mysterious tomb sealed.
Now waiting for Samuel’s return with something to eat, Turner vacantly surfed through the channels on the television. He came to an abrupt halt on the Grand Canaria Channel 3 News where a story in progress made him stare at the TV in disbelief. Standing in front of a nine-by-six foot white canvas tent on the familiar slopes of Tenerife, were his father and Maria. Both looked a bit overwhelmed by all the lights and cameras pointed at them. In Spanish, the news anchor was just finishing his narration of the news segment.
“—that being said, media crews, treasure hunters, and the religious faithful have been arriving here to be a part of this amazing find. This discovery, if true, may turn out to be one of the most significant finds since the discovery and excavation of King Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Stay tuned for weather and sports, coming up next—“
Turner quickly fumbled with the remote and scrolled through the channels. He stopped on another news broadcast where he saw a photo of his father in the upper corner of the screen as the news anchor reported.
“—It came from an anonymous source at the University of Jerusalem, just two days ago, the news that a team of archaeologists may have found a clue to the location of the mystical Holy Grail in a tomb below the summit of the island’s extinct volcano, El Teide. Centuries of search and speculation have always failed to prove the existence of this early Christian symbol, but now Dr. Eli Turner and his team may have discovered evidence to its whereabouts on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The reference to the Grail, the cup supposedly use by Christ during the Last Supper, was found written on an ancient parchment discovered in an old Guanche tomb.
Critics of the discovery, such as Alton Burr, question the validity of such a find. Burr, founder of the Secular America Movement, said in a statement that he would stop at nothing to prove this to be just another fraud perpetrated by the religious community in their continued attempt to control the minds of free thinking people worldwide. Burr, a former ACLU lawyer and member of the American Socialist Party, has rumored that he is considering running for Senate in next year’s race in New York. When questioned about Burr’s statement, Dr. Eli Turner just laughed and walked away from our reporters. In other news tonight—“
Turner clicked the television off and stared at the darkened screen in stunned silence. He rose from his chair and walked over to the phone where he dialed the hotel message system. After the pause, he heard his father’s voice.
“Josh, it’s Dad. Maria and I are up to our ears in news reporters and others here at the site. Things are getting a bit crazy, so if you can get back as soon as you can, it’d be a big help. I’m losing the phone signal, Josh…I’ll get back to you as soon as I can when we get the satellite phone from Paulo. I love you,
He had seen the message light blinking on the hotel phone when he returned from the commissioner‘s office but avoided checking it.
It can wait, Turner thought as he grabbed the remote for the room’s old TV set. I’m sure Dad is driving everyone nuts with his unyielding protocol when it comes to new digs. I’d just be in the way.
Turner had last spoken to his father two days ago. His father had reported that with the help of Carlos Santiago, the teams and equipment had been successfully transferred from the Pyramid site and that the work on the new site had just begun. He told Turner that the students had been assigned to documenting and recovering the Guanche artifacts, while he and Maria were keeping the mysterious tomb sealed.
Now waiting for Samuel’s return with something to eat, Turner vacantly surfed through the channels on the television. He came to an abrupt halt on the Grand Canaria Channel 3 News where a story in progress made him stare at the TV in disbelief. Standing in front of a nine-by-six foot white canvas tent on the familiar slopes of Tenerife, were his father and Maria. Both looked a bit overwhelmed by all the lights and cameras pointed at them. In Spanish, the news anchor was just finishing his narration of the news segment.
“—that being said, media crews, treasure hunters, and the religious faithful have been arriving here to be a part of this amazing find. This discovery, if true, may turn out to be one of the most significant finds since the discovery and excavation of King Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Stay tuned for weather and sports, coming up next—“
Turner quickly fumbled with the remote and scrolled through the channels. He stopped on another news broadcast where he saw a photo of his father in the upper corner of the screen as the news anchor reported.
“—It came from an anonymous source at the University of Jerusalem, just two days ago, the news that a team of archaeologists may have found a clue to the location of the mystical Holy Grail in a tomb below the summit of the island’s extinct volcano, El Teide. Centuries of search and speculation have always failed to prove the existence of this early Christian symbol, but now Dr. Eli Turner and his team may have discovered evidence to its whereabouts on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The reference to the Grail, the cup supposedly use by Christ during the Last Supper, was found written on an ancient parchment discovered in an old Guanche tomb.
Critics of the discovery, such as Alton Burr, question the validity of such a find. Burr, founder of the Secular America Movement, said in a statement that he would stop at nothing to prove this to be just another fraud perpetrated by the religious community in their continued attempt to control the minds of free thinking people worldwide. Burr, a former ACLU lawyer and member of the American Socialist Party, has rumored that he is considering running for Senate in next year’s race in New York. When questioned about Burr’s statement, Dr. Eli Turner just laughed and walked away from our reporters. In other news tonight—“
Turner clicked the television off and stared at the darkened screen in stunned silence. He rose from his chair and walked over to the phone where he dialed the hotel message system. After the pause, he heard his father’s voice.
“Josh, it’s Dad. Maria and I are up to our ears in news reporters and others here at the site. Things are getting a bit crazy, so if you can get back as soon as you can, it’d be a big help. I’m losing the phone signal, Josh…I’ll get back to you as soon as I can when we get the satellite phone from Paulo. I love you,
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