Egypt

I met the family in Egypt for a week over Easter, for what was supposed to be a surprise. However, the surprise was spoiled the night before!

We stayed at the Hilton in Cairo first night which was great, then left first thing the next morning (family only checked in at 4am) for the aiport and a flight to Luxor. Luxor was very hot, and spent the affternnon looking around the temples of Luxor and Karnak. We cruised down the Nile (upstream-one of the few rivers to flow upstream from north to south). Cruised to temple of Enfu, then Aswan was the final stop. A tour of the dam, perfume factory, and other tourist attractions. The cruise was absolutely fantastic. The days were very hot, but were spent in the lovely cold swimming pool, snoozing in the air conditioned rooms, or reading on the deck. Early evening from about 4.30pm to 7pm was probably the best time, as the sun started to go down and the heat began to lift. Food was brilliant with a full course buffet three times a day, and tour guide, Khaled, very good too.

We flew back to Cairo, in what started as a shaky start on the Embraer-could think of just about any place in the world to crash than the Sahara desert! In Cairo, we checked back into the hotel-temperature about ten degrees cooler in Cairo. Went to the Cairo Museum to see Tutankhamen's tomb treasures, then a cruise in the evening and after the family flew back to Harare, I stayed the night then left crack of dawn to the airport and back to Heathrow.