Our home for five days. No engine. A tug pulled us from Luxor to Aswan over five days. We docked at night, but larger boats make the trip in three days. Jay and I had the last cabin on the stern with a small deck with two chairs and a table.
Hundreds of boats take three day cruises down the Nile. They travel at night. We didn't. This one catches the first rays of the sun.
3 knots when sails are unfurled
One of the camel’s legs is tied so they can’t run away. A good camel begins at $600.
Seven camels can be stuffed into a pickup truck.
Often included in tombs
2600 B.C. The fifty ton stones for the pyramids and other monuments were cut, loaded on barges, then shipped to Giza, all before Egyptians had wheels.
Not all was peace and quiet along the Nile. Two factories follow.
