Aswan

While cruising down the Nile today, we had to pass through the Esna Lock.  It only took about 30 minutes to get through from the time we entered the channel and closing the gate behind us, to the time it took to drain the water and open the front gates. I used an app on my phone that I had forgotten about to add some music and effects to the video.  I had...

We can’t seem to get a good shot of the boat as a photo so I’m attaching a video instead.  The one above I borrowed from the internet.
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Here we are on the cruise ship, sailing down the Nile River. It’s 33 degrees right now but it’s really windy. ‎We’ve got another 1.5 hours before our first stop, Kom Ombo to see another temple. This will be our last activity today.

‎After arriving in Aswan and getting hit with 36 degree temperatures, we went directly to our excursions instead of the hotel or cruise ship, in our case. The first stop was the High Dam. It’s the modern dam that controls the flooding of the Nile River. On the other side of the dam is the man-made lake Nasser Lake. This lake was built as a reservoir to hold the...