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Day 19. Wed 1st October Dakhla Oasis

We are not as far from civilisation as we might think, for on the dot of six the mournful call of the electronically amplified muezzin resounds over the desert. The prospect of camping out has been...

Day 18. Tue 30th September El Kharga Oasis. Dakhla Oasis.

Up at 6:30 to visit the Hibis Temple, dedicated to Amun and Mut and built during the 25th dynasty, around 775-653 BC. The temple is threatened by the rising water table and plans are underway to mo...

Day 17. Mon 29th September Into the desert

We must say goodbye to Jo and Lisa who are off home today, as is Irish Anne, with whom we have been briefly reunited. Martin & Judy, Oisìn and I are reunited with Dave, Nigel & Anne, Bob & Laura a...

Day 16. Sun 28th September Return to Luxor

For some reason we spend most of the night waiting to pass back through the lock at Isma, which is actually quite nice as it means the ship is stopped, so we have a night without the noise of the e...

Day 15. Sat 27th September St Simeon's Monastery. Aswan Dam. Philae.

Today we get a lie-in - of sorts. We are roused at 6:00 to catch the ferry across the river at 7:00, and I finally get to ride a camel, not an unpleasant experience, altough the camels do have a te...