Fun morning! We walked through this smallish town, tasting bread from the local baker, seeing the donkeys and horse carts, children everywhere. Stopped at a place that presses lettuce seeds for oil (who knew that was a thing?). Visited a very elderly gentleman sort of shaking raw cotton to fluff it up for eventual stuffing for mattresses and pillows. Smelled the spices and eventually visited the market for a little bargaining and buying. For me, just a little of this as being surrounded by ten men trying to push things into my hands and insisting “Three dolla, three dolla” no matter what is very disconcerting! I tend to just say “No, no” and make a beeline for the exit. However, I did manage to buy a galabeya for “Egypt Night” on the ship. I will probably never wear it again but I think I paid a reasonable price (meaning only twice what it’s actually worth) and escaped whole!
Sailing through the aftrnoon. Next stop – Aswan.
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