Writing this from the felucca. Will add pictures when we land today or tomorrow. Started sailing yesterday at around 2PM. Twelve of us total, on two feluccas. Basically it is a wide single sail boat that drifts down the Nile. Nice people on board from Canada, Germany, Japan, Argentina, and US. All in their 20's 0r 30's.
Most are on many-month journeys, We are the only ones that have a schedule that involves weeks, not months. One couple we have gotten to know is in there mid 30's retired from the Napa Valley wine industry and have decided to travel the world. They just came from several months in Turkey, Jordan and Syria. The other two on our boat are from Japan, these gals bought round-the-world plane tickets and will be gone from home for about 6 months.
We were scheduled for a three day journey, have asked to shorten it to two. After sailing until after dark last night, we are barely outside of Aswan, (hardly any wind), and haven't seen anything of worth. Food is OK what there is of it, and sleeping conditions are sparse. (I have been up since 3AM), too cold, not enough blankets. So, we hope to hop off today, (with many others who signed up for just one night, two days and head off to Luxor. Many had come from there so we found out which temples and museums to hit and which ones to skip.
About 7AM now, sun is up, a bit warmer, smells like breakfast is about ready.
NOTE: It is now Monday Night, we got off the felucca soon after breakfast of pita bread and jam, they didn't really go all out for us, glad we decided to bag the second day and night. A few pictures follow:
One of the two feluccas
Lunchtime
Gloria getting some sleep, (sorta)
