Preparations in High Gear

In exactly one week, we will have out feet up and relaxing in the lounge of the Windsor Hotel  in Cairo (more on that classic hotel after we arrive). Between now and Sunday afternoon when we leave Burlington, we'll be trying not to forget anything that we might need for two weeks. We're traveling light! Just a backpack each! You ask, how is Nancy going to do that? Well, she actually did very well a couple of years ago in Mexico with no more than the one pack. Since it's 74 and sunny in Cairo today, heavy clothes are not required! We've also lighted Nancy's load by getting her a Kindle for Christmas. Now, instead of a whole duffel full of novels and magazines, she can travel much more easily with her one pound electronic library and never run out of something to read. Nonetheless, we do have a couple of hardcover guide books (The Rough Guide to Egypt) that we'll depend heavily upon to navigate our way around Cairo and then on further south to Luxor (we'll post our planned itinerary a bit later this week). We've been warned that Cairo is a very noisy city, so earplugs are already in our bag. We've also got a few more videos on ancient Egypt to finish watching this week. The Great Courses put out a 48-part series on The History of Ancient Egypt. This has helped us get oriented to many of the ancient sites we plan on visiting. In a short two weeks, however, we'll only be able to scratch the surface!