Nile Cruising The captain did all the work while the rest of us lay back and basked in the sunshine. Of course, I helped with the meals. At times the boat was becalmed and at other times the wind was so strong that we had to heave to, to avoid being swamped.

Lazy Days in Egypt Together with four other travellers, my wife and I hired a felucca plus boatman, to make the journey from Aswan to Luxor.The trip took three days and nights and we disembarked some distance short of Luxor.