An item on my Egypt bucket list was to sail the Nile. I envisioned this romantic setting, quietly traversing the river. Unfortunately, the day we went (and it was the only day we could go) there was a lot of wind. It wasn't so much romantic as it was amusement park. The sail would catch a lot of wind and roll the boat way up on it's side. The kids thought it was great, but a few times I thought we might roll over. Not very romantic.
It turns out that our boat driver wasn't ready for the wind either. He sailed across the river to a protected cove and lowered the sail. He showed us a burn on his hand where the sail rope pulled through too quickly.
It turns out that our boat driver wasn't ready for the wind either. He sailed across the river to a protected cove and lowered the sail. He showed us a burn on his hand where the sail rope pulled through too quickly.
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| Getting ready to ride |
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| Getting ready to sail |
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| And here we go. Wait, is that a TGIF on the Nile? |
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| Summer feeling the power of the wind as the boat started to roll up |
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| Norah doing a little product placement |
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| Summer showing off her product |
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| Macey doing a taste test |
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| Wait, did Norah switch products? |
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| Don't think the vendor had this in mind |
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| A photo op with the Captain |
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| The captain climbed the pole to tie down the sail. It was extremely windy. I wasn't sure how we were going to make it back across the river. |
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