Tour Members Listen and Look

This morning (Tuesday) we visited the greatest of the ancient Egyptian temples at Karnak. Many people think of Luxor and Karnak together, but they go under different names even today.

So far as I can tell everyone in the group is doing well. Here are a few of the folks listening to Osman, our accomplished Egyptian guide, as he points to the entrance of Karnak Temple.

Tour members look as Osman points out features of the Temple of Karnak.

 About 1 p.m. we sailed from Luxor. The life along the Nile is fascinating -- much like it has been for centuries. Well before dinner we arrived at Esna where the boats must await their turn to go through the lock on the Nile. This should happen sometime during the night. By morning we will be docked at Edfu where we will visit the city.

I posted a blog about the Valley of the Kings at http://ferrelljenkins.wordpress.com. I hope you will look at it.

Another of our group, Trena, had a birthday today. The group gave her a gift from Egypt this morning. This evening the cruise dinner staff brought out a cake and created a great celebration. Hopefully Jessica will have a photo of the event on her blog later (see the blog list). We have known Trena since she was a little girl. Her brother David is a neighbor and goes to church with us.