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Aswan Arrival, Felucca Sailing

On the sixth day, we flew to Aswan and boarded our ship, the River Anuket. On the way from the airport, we visited the Aswan High Dam, where we got our first look at Lake Nasser, which stretches south into northern Sudan, where it is called Lake Nubia. Once we had gotten settled on the ship, we went felucca sailing.

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Part of Lake Nasser shot from the Aswan High Dam. The temple is the Kalabsha Temple, was dismantled and moved to high ground. We did not visit this temple. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 105.0mm Part of Lake Nasser shot from the Aswan High Dam. The temple is the Kalabsha Temple, was dismantled and moved to high ground. We did not visit this temple.	A floating dry dock in the lake. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 65.0mm A floating dry dock in the lake.	Arriving in Aswan. The tower is part of the Mövenpick resort on Elephantine Island. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 56.0mm Arriving in Aswan. The tower is part of the Mövenpick resort on Elephantine Island.	First look at our ship, the M. S. Anuket. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm First look at our ship, the M. S. Anuket.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm
The main lounge. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm The main lounge.	The sun deck. We spent a lot of time here, but I got up to take pictures before anybody else got around to visiting it. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm The sun deck. We spent a lot of time here, but I got up to take pictures before anybody else got around to visiting it.	View of the Aswan waterfront area from the ship. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm View of the Aswan waterfront area from the ship.	A little way down the shore, there are some feluccas for hire. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm A little way down the shore, there are some feluccas for hire.	Some of our people heading for a couple of the feluccas. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Some of our people heading for a couple of the feluccas.
Sails in their furled position. No fancy sail covers here. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Sails in their furled position. No fancy sail covers here.	Maria is no doubt making a joke. We are wearing our life jackets from the ship. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Maria is no doubt making a joke. We are wearing our life jackets from the ship.	Casting off. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Casting off.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 95.0mm	Hauling up the sail. These boats have no engines, so timing on the sails is critical, especially during docking, which is done downwind, but against the current. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Hauling up the sail. These boats have no engines, so timing on the sails is critical, especially during docking, which is done downwind, but against the current.
Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Some fellow passengers and our skipper. Note that he is sitting on the tiller. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Some fellow passengers and our skipper. Note that he is sitting on the tiller.	Another boat unfurling its sail. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Another boat unfurling its sail.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Another shot of our skipper. These boats are almost exclusively run by Nubians. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 52.0mm Another shot of our skipper. These boats are almost exclusively run by Nubians.
Our companion boat approaching. We sailed with the boats rafted together for a while, something I have never attempted on the Columbia River. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Our companion boat approaching. We sailed with the boats rafted together for a while, something I have never attempted on the Columbia River.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Getting ready to raft the boats Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Getting ready to raft the boats
Elephantine Island Nubian ruins. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 135.0mm Elephantine Island Nubian ruins.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 95.0mm	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	The upper and lower spars are pulled together to reduce the power of the sail. The two boats are rafted together at this point. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm The upper and lower spars are pulled together to reduce the power of the sail. The two boats are rafted together at this point.	Pulling up the lower spar (like the boom) on our sister boat. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 32.0mm Pulling up the lower spar (like the boom) on our sister boat.
Some boats docked at Elephantine Island Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 46.0mm Some boats docked at Elephantine Island	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 200.0mm	Working up the mast Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 200.0mm Working up the mast	More nomadic tourists Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 200.0mm More nomadic tourists	Farid changing boats. Two hands for the boat, and one set of teeth for the water bottle. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Farid changing boats. Two hands for the boat, and one set of teeth for the water bottle.
OK, our sister boat sails away Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm OK, our sister boat sails away	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	A shot of our sail fully unfurled Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm A shot of our sail fully unfurled	No, this is not a race, though I suspect these guys are always racing a little. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm No, this is not a race, though I suspect these guys are always racing a little.	A felucca running upstream with the wind. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm A felucca running upstream with the wind.
Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	These boats are probably heading in for docking. The sails are in low power configuration to let the current slow them down. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm These boats are probably heading in for docking. The sails are in low power configuration to let the current slow them down.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Felluca sailing close hauled. I was told by one of our crew that they can sail 65 degrees off the wind. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 26.0mm Felluca sailing close hauled. I was told by one of our crew that they can sail 65 degrees off the wind.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 70.0mm
Another boat sailing close hauled on the Nile. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 70.0mm Another boat sailing close hauled on the Nile.

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Part of Lake Nasser shot from the Aswan High Dam. The temple is the Kalabsha Temple, was dismantled and moved to high ground. We did not visit this temple. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 105.0mm Part of Lake Nasser shot from the Aswan High Dam. The temple is the Kalabsha Temple, was dismantled and moved to high ground. We did not visit this temple.	A floating dry dock in the lake. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 65.0mm A floating dry dock in the lake.	Arriving in Aswan. The tower is part of the Mövenpick resort on Elephantine Island. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 56.0mm Arriving in Aswan. The tower is part of the Mövenpick resort on Elephantine Island.	First look at our ship, the M. S. Anuket. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm First look at our ship, the M. S. Anuket.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm
The main lounge. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm The main lounge.	The sun deck. We spent a lot of time here, but I got up to take pictures before anybody else got around to visiting it. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm The sun deck. We spent a lot of time here, but I got up to take pictures before anybody else got around to visiting it.	View of the Aswan waterfront area from the ship. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm View of the Aswan waterfront area from the ship.	A little way down the shore, there are some feluccas for hire. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm A little way down the shore, there are some feluccas for hire.	Some of our people heading for a couple of the feluccas. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Some of our people heading for a couple of the feluccas.
Sails in their furled position. No fancy sail covers here. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Sails in their furled position. No fancy sail covers here.	Maria is no doubt making a joke. We are wearing our life jackets from the ship. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Maria is no doubt making a joke. We are wearing our life jackets from the ship.	Casting off. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Casting off.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 95.0mm	Hauling up the sail. These boats have no engines, so timing on the sails is critical, especially during docking, which is done downwind, but against the current. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Hauling up the sail. These boats have no engines, so timing on the sails is critical, especially during docking, which is done downwind, but against the current.
Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Some fellow passengers and our skipper. Note that he is sitting on the tiller. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Some fellow passengers and our skipper. Note that he is sitting on the tiller.	Another boat unfurling its sail. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Another boat unfurling its sail.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Another shot of our skipper. These boats are almost exclusively run by Nubians. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 52.0mm Another shot of our skipper. These boats are almost exclusively run by Nubians.
Our companion boat approaching. We sailed with the boats rafted together for a while, something I have never attempted on the Columbia River. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Our companion boat approaching. We sailed with the boats rafted together for a while, something I have never attempted on the Columbia River.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Getting ready to raft the boats Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Getting ready to raft the boats
Elephantine Island Nubian ruins. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 135.0mm Elephantine Island Nubian ruins.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 95.0mm	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	The upper and lower spars are pulled together to reduce the power of the sail. The two boats are rafted together at this point. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm The upper and lower spars are pulled together to reduce the power of the sail. The two boats are rafted together at this point.	Pulling up the lower spar (like the boom) on our sister boat. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 32.0mm Pulling up the lower spar (like the boom) on our sister boat.
Some boats docked at Elephantine Island Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 46.0mm Some boats docked at Elephantine Island	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 200.0mm	Working up the mast Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 200.0mm Working up the mast	More nomadic tourists Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 200.0mm More nomadic tourists	Farid changing boats. Two hands for the boat, and one set of teeth for the water bottle. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm Farid changing boats. Two hands for the boat, and one set of teeth for the water bottle.
OK, our sister boat sails away Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm OK, our sister boat sails away	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	A shot of our sail fully unfurled Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm A shot of our sail fully unfurled	No, this is not a race, though I suspect these guys are always racing a little. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm No, this is not a race, though I suspect these guys are always racing a little.	A felucca running upstream with the wind. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm A felucca running upstream with the wind.
Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	These boats are probably heading in for docking. The sails are in low power configuration to let the current slow them down. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm These boats are probably heading in for docking. The sails are in low power configuration to let the current slow them down.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 18.0mm	Felluca sailing close hauled. I was told by one of our crew that they can sail 65 degrees off the wind. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 26.0mm Felluca sailing close hauled. I was told by one of our crew that they can sail 65 degrees off the wind.	Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 70.0mm
Another boat sailing close hauled on the Nile. Camera: NIKON D200 \| Focal Length: 70.0mm Another boat sailing close hauled on the Nile.