Cruising the River Nile - Editted

We are alive and well, cruising down the River Nile on a 68 passenger boat, called the Nile Adventurer. 
Internet service is not great here - there is no such thing as a wireless connection!  So that explains my lack of posting - I have so much to tell you!  Uploading pictures also appears to not be an option so I'll have to save those until we are in Cairo on Saturday and Sunday.

This was one of the views, as we cruised, from our room.

This boat has been renovated and is only on its 3rd trip since then.  Everything is shiny and new and there are only 24 passengers onboard this trip.  The crew numbers 65 so we are being totally spoiled.  The food is fantastic - lunch today was:  Caesar Salad or Beef Carpaccio, Pea and Mint Soup, Red Sea Prawns with Tomato Rice and Ginger Sauce or Lamb Chops, and Baklava or Carmelized Chocolate Walnut Tart.  We had breakfast outside on the deck today.   And tonight is an Egyptian buffet!  The meal schedule goes -
breakfast - 7:30 - 9 a.m.
lunch - 1 - 2:30 p.m.
afternoon tea - 5 p.m.
dinner - 8 p.m.
I don't even have a chance to get hungry!!

The boat has 5 decks with the top most one being a swimming pool and lounge area. 
Under that is an outside lounge and library as well as the presidential suite, which is occupied by a lovely couple from England.  They have travelled extensively and are great to visit with.
The next floor has an airconditioned indoor lounge and rooms, including 3 that have a family from England with 2 little girls, ages 6 and 8 as well as a grandfather accompanying them from Florida.
The next floor has the dining room, reception area and rooms, including ours #205.
There are more rooms on the next floor down and I think there's one more with crew facilities and working rooms.

I'm thinking that my hour time limit is nearly up so I'm going to post this now and save the rest for later.
We are off at 6 p.m. to visit Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the Crocodile God.  So far we've visitied the Pyramids and Sphinx in Giza, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Colossus of Memnon, the Valley of the Queens, the Valley of the Kings (including the tombs of King Tut and King Ramses III), Esna Temple and Edfu Temple.  We have pictures galore!!!

Sandra and I are both missing Bob and Clarence alot!  They should summit the mountain in 48  hours, if all is going well.  Please pray for both of them, especially that altitude sickness will not be a huge factor for them.

Love to all - we'll be home in a week!!!