Boats to take tourists to Philae and electricity pylons to transport what is generated at the Aswan Dam.

A lot of morning traffic to the island Philae

Going to Philae Champollion decries that it is all modern (Greek and Roman) stuff.

Everything is always an adventure. Today i took a boat to move just a little more South, close to Philae. I expected to be brought to the East bank of the Nile. Instead was dropped on the West bank in the Nubian village. From there i cycled. Receiving many smiles, playing music with an Egyptian…

In the school on Elephantine island The monument for Aga Kahn III before sunset yesterday

The kingfisher, or ‘stealer of fish’ in Arabic. And my futile attempts to catch them on film poising in the air and then diving for a catch.

Ramadan begins . . Talk about not eating…

We have reached Aswan!

Excerpts from a journey up the Nile, on felucca