The journey begins in Aswan, in the land of the Nubians on the border with Sudan. Here at the first cataract, the Nile Valley is particularly picturesque. The traces of history are omnipresent, the people friendly and open.
Ibrahim lives with his family in Aswan. Ibrahim is also Nubian. Ibrahim is an experienced captain who has been learning his trade since he was a child. He knows the upper reaches of the Nile from Aswan to Edfu like the back of his hand. Horus, the felucca, is his gold piece - he knows every nail.
The journey begins in Aswan, in the land of the Nubians on the border with Sudan. Here at the first cataract, the Nile Valley is particularly picturesque. The traces of history are omnipresent, the people friendly and open.
First of all: building the felucca took much longer than my friends in Egypt and I had expected. In short, the timetable was far too ambitious and ill-advised.
