Etfo

We arrived in Etfo at 2.30am

At 6am we were up and jumped on a horse and chart which took us out to the temple of Etfo

The horse and chart ride was an experience, the horses were so thin we felt so sorry for them.  We asked our guide Haney about this and he said that they keep them skinny so that people give them more tips – pretty sad really.

The temple was great but they’re all beginning to look the same… Same gods, same stories.

 

Once we had finished our tour around the Etfo temple we were back on the horse and chart to the boat for breakfast.

We sailed to Luxor during the next few hours of the day.

During this journey we had to wait for a bridge to rotate and open for us to get through.  Instead of parking up slowly, the captain simply rammed the boat against the river bank. After some heated discussions with the guards and a bit of bribe money changing hands we were able to park and wait for the bridge to open. We weren’t meant to park as close as we did.  Although, as our guide explained, nothing a bit of money won’t fix.

The narrow path past the bridge

The bridge   Our boat being guided through the lock

The lock opening once the water had been let out.

Once through we headed for the lock.  This was huge, our cruise boat plus one behind us both went in at the same time.  We both dropped somewhere between 7 to 9 metres.  Lots of water!

After the lock it was plain sailing to Luxor!