There seems to be a problem with The Innocents Abroad. A day seems to be missing between chapter 41 and chapter 42. According to the Quaker City Itinerary [QCI], as well as all the other sources I've found, Sam and the pilgrims departed Beirut by horseback on September 11 at 3:00 pm. They didn't travel very far that first day, only 10 or 12 miles. “We came to a halt here on the breezy summit of a shapely mountain overlooking the sea, and the handsome valley where dwelt some of those enterprising Phoenicians of ancient times we read so much about” It's my guess that they camped on the top of Mt. Lebanon. The end of chapter 41 has Twain describing a sumptuous meal and a form of camping out he was unfamiliar with but accepting of. The beginning of chapter 42 has him indulging in a sumptuous breakfast as the camp is packed up and ready to go by 6:30 am. He calls this place Jacksonville and gives it's location near Temnin-el-Foka. Looking at maps of the region Temnin-el-Foka is about 30 miles from Beirut, located near Zahlah. His description, however, is still that of Mt. Lebanon and it's view of the sea. Ian Strathcarron has provided me with a spreadsheet of data points he used when writing his book Innocence and War. It notes that Twain's party stopped for lunch on September 12 at Mekseh, near the junction of the Lebanon Mountains and Jebel el Kuneyiseh, then later camped at a point between Mekseh and Baalbek. Zahlah is approximately one quarter of the way between Mekseh and Baalbek. The QCI notes that this camping spot is about two-thirds of the way between Beirut and Baalbek, also descriptive of Zahlah. My guess is that Twain and the pilgrims enjoyed equally sumptuous breakfasts at both locations, Mt Lebanon and near Zahlah. At both locations they broke camp at 6:30 am. There is another point in the journey that I'm interested in locating and that is the tomb of Noah, “of Deluge notoriety”. I'm guessing that landmark is found in Mekseh but I haven't seen anything to corroborate this. All sources agree that on September 13 Twain and the pilgrims traveled to Baalbek and then camped at Sirghaya. They arrived in Damascus at sunset of September 14.