Nile Cruise — Touring Abu Simbel

The Ancient Egyptian god Horus had many roles. Horus was not just the god of the Sun (his right eye), as you can see depicted above with the sun perched upon his head. Horus was also was god of the sky, including the Moon (his left eye) as well, kingship, healing, protection, and various other realms. Horus was one busy little falcon. Horus also had many iterations, but he is most commonly depicted as a falcon. And Horus wasn’t the only Egyptian god with many different depictions. So, to, is the goddess Hathor, seen here as a cow:

I mentioned on Monday that we did have one glitch on this excursion — our driver — and our companion/guide Mohamad Salah was none too happy with this recalcitrant chap. On both the way down and, especially on the way back north, he was taking his own sweet time despite knowing we were due back at our river boat, the Jaz Celebrity, for a 13:30 departure. Breaks for coffee. Breaks for a smoke. Breaks for the toilet. Brakes for the speed (see what I did there?). Despite Mohamad growing increasingly impatient and perturbed, nothing prompted this guy to put his foot on the gas until Mohamad started making some calls. I got the impression this is one driver neither Mohamad nor Luxor and Aswan Travel would be using again.

Not that I was concerned about missing the boat. I knew they’d be waiting for us, but delaying the entire compliment of passengers is never a good thing. Now for today’s photo gallery/slide show of Abu Simbel:

This week’s Fun Photo Friday will present my Abu Simbel favorites. Monday the Jaz Celebrity casts off and we begin images of the cruise northward on the Nile toward Luxor.

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