This morning we had a buffet breakfast where we could choose from American, Japanese and Egyptian styles of food. We checked out of the hotel and at 8:00am took a 15 minute ride to the Karnak Temple which is the heart of the cult of the god Amon. The temple spans 50,000 square feet, has 134 massive columns and had additions from each pharaoh over 2000 years. There is still some traces vivid color paint on some upper arches. There is also a 97 foot high obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, carved from a solid piece of pink granite. There is a considerable amount of broken and toppled statuary and columns needing restoration. During the 3 hour drive back to Safaga we stopped mid way to change security guards on the busses and several children from the village on the other side of the highway came to say hello. They were dressed in colorful Bedouin clothing and they clustered around the last two busses where we happened to be. We were able to get off the bus and photograph them.
220 guests all arrived at the dock at the same time and we were greeted by the Captain, senior officers, stewardesses and others with the band playing music on the dock to keep us happy while we endured the long line boarding the ship. We sailed away while eating a late lunch on the pool deck. After a leisurely dinner we enjoyed a magician show and went to bed, quite exhausted after 3 days of intense walking.
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