I did arrive in J., after hanging out int he airport all day on Saturday.
Sunday morning, I just stayed around home, slept in, did some unpacking and settling in. And in the afternoon, I went with some of our neighbors to celebrate the birthday of another friend here. She wanted to go on a boat trip on the Nile to celebrate, which sounded like a fantastic idea to me! She planned ahead, and had booked the boat and captain for Sunday afternoon... no problem. Price was agreed and everything.
Of course, when we all arrived at the camp on the riverside at the appointed hour, the boat wasn't there. For some reason, the army had taken the boat - don't know if it was for a pleasure cruise or what. But it was no longer available for our birthday party!
Fortunately, there's another camp just down the road, which also had a boat. Of course, we had to haggle a bit harder over the price, but we eventually all agreed... so we got on the boat, and were off on our cruise! 10 female khawaija in a boat - I think the boat captain was in heaven :)
We had a good time together, chatting and enjoying the sights along the banks of the river. It really is beautiful, as you quickly get away from any city at all, and all you see are green mango trees and a few small mud and thatch tukels (huts) along side the river bank.
We saw a huge barge, as well, coming up the river from the big city to the North.
It takes about a month to come up the river from that place, so people literally camp out on the deck - that's what the green tarps are for. Jackie has a better photo to show that, which I'll try to post tomorrow... too late to go fetch it tonight!I'd actually best get this posted lest the internet fail me and I lose this! Besides, it's been a pretty sweaty day and I could use a shower before bed. I think it will be a shower by solar lamp, though!
Goodnight!
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