Well we have made it back to Cairo and are holed up in our room catching up on email and bloging. I was feeling cash poor becuase you have to tip (or at least it is expected) at the airport porters, the taxi driver, the hotel porters, our "handler" and for meals etc. I didn't anticipate the sheer number of $2-$5 tips never mind the suggested $10-$15/day for the guides. I joked with Kelly that I came to SEE EGYPT not BUY it. We have had to wrestle our bags from porters at the curbs as we don't mind bringing our own bags (one each with wheels no less) into hotels and airports! Anyway it this was ironic as if you have been with me from the begining, my friends who we will meet up with in two days in Nairobi emailed for money and everyone thought it was a joke! I suggested that they may just have callous friends which turned out to be the case!
Anyway, my ATM hasn't worked and I was becoming very worried before American Express came to the rescue. I didn't use my cell phone as it is very expensive, and was able to call them using Skype. If you haven't used Skype you don't know what you are missing. Anyway, I was able to get a transfusion, and not have all of my friends laughing at my desperate cries for help as a joke from the Kenyan scammers!
We are just hanging out today and tomorrow and getting rested for the red eye to Nairobi Kenya tomorrow at 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. That will be fun.
We will hope for scattered email access while on Safari if I don't post before then.
I leave you with a couple of shots from Aswan. JK
Dont worry Joe, we will start recycling pop cans at work and ship you the money we raise so you send Kelly home!!! ;-)
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