The next three days were spent sailing down the Nile on a felucca. Brilliant. Although a bit colder than we were expecting at times - certainly wasn't like sunbathing on the gulet in Turkey!
But it was fantastic - each day spent tacking from side to side across the Nile, or using the current when there was no wind. At night we'd pitch up, dig the loo (well Mohammed the guide would...), and Ali and Islam would cook our dinner.
Our felucca was the 'dining one' which meant that everyone came and visited three times a day to get fed, so we didn't need to make any effort to see people. It also meant that we lived amongst their spillage and crumbs, but it was a small price to pay :-).
These three days were so chilled out - lying around reading, chatting, risking a beer if we knew a loo stop was coming up - I loved it. Christmas eve we had a bit of a 'party' - open fire, few drinks, bit of singing and dancing (the felucca guys looked very bored everytime we churned out yet another dirgish xmas carol!), but christmas day itself was just another day on the boat. Loved the lack of xmas - it felt a million miles away. We did stop off at Edfu Temple on Xmas day - second largest in Egypt next to Karnak and also a stop for the gin palaces that also cruise up and down the Nile. The kids were pretty full on - constantly trying to sell something or asking for pens.
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