I've mentioned before that our tour company kept screwing around with the itinerary. It's because they left things until the last minute and couldn't confirm the flights. They couldn't get us a flight from Cairo to Aswan, so they had to book us a private jet.

(When we got back to M'sia, they tried to charge us an additional RM4000 for the flight. It's so unprofessional to get people to pay up front, then screw everything up and ask for more money. Well, the trip's over now. Good luck getting your money, suckers.)

I am an anxious flyer, especially after September 11. But ESPECIALLY after watching Lost. Private jets have a tendency to rock :( And on the back of the seat in front of me was a sign saying:

FASTEN SEAT BELT WHILE SEATED
STOW TRAY DURING TAKE-OFF AND LANDING
USE SEAT CUSHION FOR FLOATATION

There were no life jackets. Luckily we were flying above the desert and there was little chance of drowning if we crashed.



There wasn't really that much in Aswan. At night we went on a carriage ride, during which the driver kept asking for tips (even though tips were already included in the fee). He kept asking for "present for the horse", which frankly was a bag of bones. He kept whipping it to make it go faster, and raced with the other carriages. He nearly hit some people, but he thought it was funny.

We went for a nice felucca ride on the Nile. It was sunny and bright, and there was a slight breeze. Some kids paddled up in boats and sang songs. So we gave them money and they went away (very quickly too). The Nile doesn't have crocodiles anymore, and I was disappointed. I was looking forward to some Offler goodness.