Temple of Horus and the sails go up

Our stop this morning was in the small city of Edfu. We were met by horse and buggies and driven to the Temple of Horus, the falcon- god and god of war and horizon. This temple is very well preserved, full of stories about Horus and the pharaoh, good examples of hieroglyphics. Waleed walked us through the temple explaining the various functions of each section.

Lunch when we got back onboard. A relaxing afternoon cruising. Mid afternoon the crew unfurled the sails and we traveled by slow wind power for an hour. Late afternoon we were challenged with a hieroglyphics quiz, then d