In the evening of the day we went to the Pyramids, we took an hour-long ride on a felucca (an Egyptian sailboat) along the Nile. We sailed on a part of the Nile south of Cairo, near the suburb of Maadi. There was very little wind, so we essentially floated, but it was quite nice out there on the water.

Felucca boats docked along the shore near Maadi.

A Pepsi-sponsored Felucca (things here are so different--and yet so similar :-)

The sail of the felucca.

Left to right: Natalie (recent teachers college grad from Canada, teaching 9th grade English), her roommate Kristen (sub teacher, also recent teachers college grad from Canada), Sara (resource teacher from New Orleans), and Kate Fitzpatrick (middle school art teacher from VA).

Left to right: Klaus (h.s. art teacher from Canada, real laid back and fun) and his wife Dilene, Vera (science teacher from Boston).

Kristen (from Canada) and me on the felucca.

Sara (resource teacher from New Orleans) and Kristen (a permanent substitute, recently graduate from teachers college in Canada).

Some buildings along the river.

Sunset on the Nile...

Isn't it lovely?

Skyscrapers along the Nile.

Downtown Cairo in the distance (we were south, or "upstream" from the heart of the city).

Our felucca captain.

Felucca boats (sail boats) on the Nile at dusk.