Soooo, today was our 1st official day here in Cairo. We were determined to brush off jet lag and get moving this morning. So we surprised our host by being ready to go to prayer at their church early this morning. It was only a 20 minute sprint across Cairo, through the crowded streets filled with interesting sights and smells. There was even a bridge that is known for everyone peeing off of it. You can imagine how that smelled. The morning rendevous of prayer at the church was quite invigorating! Then for the afternoon, we chilled at our host's house, had lunch, and rested a bit.
Then the most exciting adventure was our trip down the Nile River. It wasn't a very far walk but we had to cross this crazy road. BTW there are no stop lights, signs, or crosswalks here! Woohoo! It's every man and woman for themselves while crossing traffic! So our ride on the Nile starts out very slow...there was no wind and we were in a sail boat. It picked up though towards the end of the ride when a sand storm blew in! Our boat guide had to quickly pull the boat to the side of the river and we had to all be rescued by a tiny little paddle boat.
The good news is we got some really amazing storm pictures and the sand storm broke our heat wave, so the temperature dropped to the 70s tonite. You have no idea how welcome that wind was!
That was a pretty incredible first day and that wasn't even everything! Tomorrow we will go to see the pyramids. Can't wait to fill you all in. Thanks for your prayers. They are felt.
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Did you feel the thrill at seeing the bull-rushes along the side of the Nile? The knowledge that Moses' basket could have been right there?
ReplyDeleteWow! An exciting faluka ride! Ha, ha - never had one of those :)!
Sounds like fun. Ruth Allen and I are little bit jealous.
ReplyDeleteWow! I wish I was there with y'all! I'm so thankful you get to be there and excited for all that you will experience!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that yall are there and loving it!
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