Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 [History] Sunday, 15 April. We had signed up to take an early morning optional tour to the temple at Dendera today ($50), but then we cancelled yesterday (in time to get a refund) because Jane was getting worn out. So we were able to sleep in until 7:20. We didn't go to breakfast until 8:00. That gave us plenty of time before we had to catch the bus at 9:00 for the "city tour" of Qena that included a visit to a nearby elementary school in Qena. We were given a warm welcome at the school and even treated to a rousing rendition of Jingle Bells (in English) by a chorus of younger students.
We visited every classroom, the library, and a "food room" where they ate lunch. The students were very friendly and cheerful. They were familiar with digital cameras and usually wanted to see every picture that might include them.
Back on the Anuket a little after 10:00, we sat under the canopy on the sun deck and read. It was a really hot day, even in the shade. The ship sailed south at 11:40. After lunch at 13:00, we relaxed on the sun deck again, reading and enjoying the scenery. There was a brief interruption for life boat drill, though we never went to the life boats (or saw any).
The ship arrived back in Luxor about 18:00. The daily port talk was at 18:45 and dinner at 19:00. After dinner there was a half hour show in the lounge featuring (separately) a Whirling Dervish and a belly dancer. [The former was an entertainer, not a "religious" Dervish. The real Dervishes were Sufi Muslims whose whirling was a form of meditation to get closer to Allah.] Both were very good and the lounge was packed.
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