We were up early again to go to the Valley of the Queens. This valley was for queens princes, and princesses. The tombs there were amazing. Here are pictures of the valley.
We went into Khaemwaset (son of Ramesses IV), Amenherkhepshef (son of Ramesses III), Titi (wife of Ramesses III), and Nefatari (wife of Ramesses II). Nefateri’s tomb is likely the most impressive of all of Egypt’s unearthed tombs to date. Here are pictures from the internet of the inside of the tombs.
We returned to the hotel and checked out because Ahmed was picking us up to bring us to the boat going up the Nile. We stopped for another couple and our guide for the boat on the way. The boat departs from xixx which is about an hour away.
Our boat is called Om Kalthoum. Joining us are three other couples, two from America, one originally from Mexico, currently living in Santiago. Here are pictures of the boat.
We had lunch and then relaxed on the boat while we waited for everyone to arrive. I slept since I had been up early every morning since we arrived.
We left the dock around 5PM. Our boat is a Dahabiyyas and has two large sails, but no internal motor. We will be towed all the way to Aswan, as is typical for these style boats. Rick placed a bet with another passenger, Nick, as to whether the sail would ever go up (just a beer). Rick bet they would and Nick bet they wouldn’t. No sails today.
We had a nice dinner on board and then off to bed.