This was either taken on the way to Esna the second day on board, or en route to Kom Ombo the third. I'm not sure which, but I think I'll shut up and let the picture do the talking.

That is the Nile. THE Nile. The one and only. Except for a few outboard motors rigged up to provide a more modern form of irrigation, the shoreline hasn't changed much in three thousand years.

Except when the river shifted, I guess.