10/31/2026
Egypt Day 7: the Nubian village and a felucca ride on the Nile.
The feluccas are the old-style sailboats that have worked this river for centuries — no motor, no noise, just wind and water.
In the village, the house we visited had a sand yard out front. Every night the family sweeps it perfectly smooth, so in the morning they can read the tracks and see what came by overnight — people, animals, even crocodiles. And inside the house, they kept a small crocodile in a cement tub, like a little bathtub.
Modest way of life, million-dollar views. And the village threw a whole party for us — music, dancing, and the Nile at its prettiest.
Would you trade a resort day for this?
