Life aboard

Still in De Nile

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February 7th 2009
Alright, I just couldn't resist with the title ! After a very, very cold night, we were woken up early by the call to prayers from the nearby village. When I awoke a short time later, Mahmod was already ashore drinking his tea in the morning sunlight. Ramadon returned from the local village, after spending the night there, with a fresh canister of propane for the stove. Our breakfast of consisted ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more