Tonight the scheduled video is Agatha Christi's DEATH ON THE NILE, a real "golden oldie", but, in our case, observing LIFE on the Nile has been really great since we boarded the Royal Orchid around noon today. Sitting on the sundeck or in the air-conditioned lounge or standing by the window in our Junior Suite (an upgrade arranged on board when our original room reeked of a very unpleasant smell no one seemed able to identify), we have watched everyday activities, lush scenery and interesting homes and rural villages slide by like an unrolling scroll painting as our three night river cruise has gotten underway.
Much of our time indoors, however, has been spent attempting to contact the outside world via the Internet, so far with little success (beyond being able to send and receive basic email notes). Lee is still hoping to be able to upload SOMETHING more substantial before we reach Aswan in three days' time (and, obviously, if you're reading this, he eventually managed, somehow or other).
Our final hours in Luxor were spent, first, observing how papyrus paper is produced; then, shopping in the local market and at a small grocery store for supplies needed to make lunch aboard ship. The latter, of course, was meant to give us a focus around which to experience an important aspect of "real life" and worked really well in that respect -- as did our carriage ride around town last night and our light supper taken at a local cafe.
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