Early morning breakfast cruising on the Nile.....(bloody GF diet!!).......craving rice porridge, I'm over bacon and eggs. Very hazy and very warm morning, lovely cruise, 2 boat loads of us, what a convoy! Back on the incredible road, wonder how many people die on these roads. Plant life very similar to ours, Poincinas, jacarandas, palms, hibiscus, bouganvillas and even gum trees, buffalo and couch grass. Next stop, the step pyramid. Travelling to the country pas...

Well up bright and early......sailing into Alexandria Harbour, very calm and hazy....definite smell in the air. Breakfast line huge, everyone leaving at the same time of course......squillian buses lined up......logistics of getting 2000 passengers on the correct buses a nightmare but it is done well and in a very orderly fashion.....11 buses staying o/night. Armed guard escort for the convoy....3 hr drive to Cairo. Police and plain clothed guards with machine gu...

Another lovely sleep-in.....Roger been to the gym.....breakfast watching the sea pass by. Calm and sunny again....how lucky are we. Still amazed at the colour of the water, found out why it is like that......the high salt content of the Mediteranean apparently. Speaking of water....the water on the ship is so soft due to the fact it is de-salinated. Our cute cabin steward 'refreshes' the room twice daily......where am I going to get one of those when I get hom...