Bart Bear's Blog

The oldies went way up the Nile on their trip. One of the nicest places they stayed was called Aswan. The desert comes almost right down to the river banks there but there are lots of trees and farms as well. At Aswan the Nile splits into a couple of channels, there are some big islands with ancient temples on them, and the river is full of boats of all kinds. These sailboats are called feluccas and they are a really old design that hasn't changed much since the time of the Pharaohs. They usually don't have any engines, they just use the wind to go upriver and let the current take them back downriver. I guess it's lucky that the wind in Egypt blows upriver just about every day. I think feluccas are really cute boats and I would like to have one of my own if they are built in the right size for small bears.

Labels: boats, Egypt