Great shot of Abu Simbel Doug and Andrea the Canon 5D does very well with video.

I will post some Petra photos today when I have some free time. Ken

Love the video!

Andi, the pix are GREAT but I can't find the video?

Karen, wrong Andrea...Andrea took the video and it's link is posted under her name. I (Andi) just took pics. I did take videos, but haven't downloaded yet.

Ahhh, that explains it, I was on the wrong person's FB page but your pix entertained me and my coffee this morning! I will go check out Andrea's video now.

Editing to add, I can't find it on Andrea's page, either! Am I looking in the right place?

Editing again to add, DUH, Andrea linked us to it above and I missed that post! :rolleyes:

Let's see if I can get the world record for the most edited post.... What a great video, I have never seen one so big and clear online! THANKS Andrea!

That was a GREAT video Andrea really captured the moment, loved Mark dancing.

Andrea,
Our kids couldn't stop laughing after watching this video. Our son thinks he gets his dancing skills from his father...lol.

LOL! I'm so glad you all enjoyed the video. Now if I could get away from the office I can try to figure out how to upload my pictures from Lightroom!

I will upload my NILE photos to SmugMug with a link later on, in the mean time here are a few more photos.

PETRA AND WADI RUM, JORDAN:


Pat and Ngaire take the buggy ride from the gate at Petra to the Treasury.


The begining of the canyon.


The Treasury.


Camels love bottled water.


The Crown Plaza for a buffet lunch before our walk to the Monastery.


It takes 45 to 60 minutes to walk up to the Monastery. The walk can be steep and challenging at times.


Doug and Andi chose to ride donkeys up to the Monastery.


The Monastery can not be seen until you round the final corner, it is completely hidden from view. The photo was taken from a plateau in front of the Monastery.

Doug gets up close and personal with Susan's camel.


Andi, Susan, and Doug ride camels back to the Treasury and the four of us walk back from the Treasury to the Movenpik Hotel.


Off Roading in the Wadi Rum.


Cell phones work even in the desert.


The Wadi Rum.

Life on the Nile

Since I was the last of the Do-It-All group to take a tour, I thought I would write a few words about it.

My room at the Kempinski Ishtar was heavenly, overlooking the Infinity Pool. So while Andi and Doug were basking in the Dead Sea sun and mud, I soldiered on and took another tour.

I went to Bethany beyond the Jordan which was about a twenty minute drive from the hotel. There is controversy about where the exact baptism site of Jesus Christ really is, but experts have followed clues that led them to this site. Some still believe Jesus was baptized on the west bank in Israel, but the majority opinion rests with this site in Jordan.

Excavations began here in 1996 after a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The guide told me that the area was full of land mines that had to be cleared out. Archaeologists have discovered several churches, caves and baptismal pools dating from Roman and Byzantine periods. There are ruins of a 7th century Church of John the Baptist. Next to this, are remains of two more churches.

There are several Orthodox Churches on site, and new Catholic and Russian Orthodox Church are in the process of being built. In January 2000, there was a massive pilgrimage to the site with church leaders from fifteen world churches. In March, 2000 Pope John Paul II held an outdoor Mass at the baptism site with 25,000 people in attendance.

The tour led us down to the River Jordan - which is really just a muddy stream because the river is being siphoned upstream for use by Israel and Jordan (which is why the Dead Sea is disappearing at an alarming rate).

The opposite bank of the River Jordan is Israel. I was surprised that the river was so narrow, and that the Israeli border was so close. I could have thrown a stone across - it was that close. There were fences along the border on the Israel side.

I went down to touch the water of the Jordan River. I had brought an empty water bottle with me so I could bring home some water from the river. The guide warned me that it was not for drinking - only for baptizing (which upon observing the color of the water, was obvious)
For me, Bethany beyond the Jordan was a very special place and I am so glad I had the opportunity to see it.

I was back at the hotel by 10:30, and I had the rest of the day to enjoy the Dead Sea.

Special thanks to Ngaire and Ken for arranging this amazing trip.

These pictures are amazing - thanks Ken for sharing!

Sally

Wadi Rum

Doug

Beautiful photo Doug. Do have a link where we can see more?

Thanks, Olivia!
Sorry, no link. I took a truck-load of shots & need to work on the better ones before sharing.
Watch this space (lol) or facebook.

Doug

I know, we take a truck-load and it takes a ton of work to get them right. I'm not on facebook,don't want to be, but I have an "in" on that site through one of my daughters you met in Africa. I'll have to tell her to get you as a friend!

Love that shot Doug, the camels in Jordan were great much better than those around the Pyramids at Giza.

Thanks, Ngaire

I just posted Aswan photos.

Here is the link

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1295365946

I just take snapshots...

And some of those 'snapshots' are pretty dang good!

I have finally uploaded my photos to SmugMug, but did not have time to post captions, here is the link:

http://ngaire.smugmug.com/AFRICA/Africa-Tours/NILE-Photos/11771857_KZJ2Q#831307850_ciEuV

If you wish to download any of my photos, just put the mouse arrow over the photo at the right side of the page and "save photo" will appear. Click on save photo and save it to your computer where ever you want to save it.

fabulous pictures Ken !!

OMG what wonderful pictures, both Andi's and Ken's! Andi, you did a fantastic job of capturing life in the street, and your mirror image pix are wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

I am so glad that you are giving us the whole thing, Ken! Your photos are always so great, and I often go back to smugmug at quiet times just to enjoy them all over again!

A W E S O M E !!!!!!! photos, Ken,Andi,& Doug!

Olivia, on Facebook, if one sets it up a certain way, you can see our pictures whether or not you are signed up. I set up my pictures so anyone can see, so, you can just link over and look at photos.

Really enjoyed taking a "looksy" at all the photos of a most unique area of the world.

Thanks!

Cheers! Ray & Penny

Loved the photos! Beautiful lighting and such vibrant colors! Can't wait for TUT!

Kathy

Well I must be a dummy but I cannot find out how to see your pictures without logging in Andi.

KAREN GAVE ME HER LOG IN TO VIEW THE PHOTOS, GREAT SHOTS ANDI THE BEST WERE THE EGYPTIAN PEOPLE SHOTS THOSE WERE GREAT.

How do you log in to see Andi's pictures without setting up a facebook account????

Jean, just click on the link Andi provided:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1295365946

Betty that does not work if you are not a facebook member already.

Duh!!!! I should have realized that Jean would have tried that link. My apologies Jean!

I will try to move my photos to smugmug or something like that once Doug shows me how. Sorry.

Ken,
Russ & I just looked at all of your pictures. They were great and wish we could have gone, but seeing your pictures was the next best thing.

The reports and photographs have been as fabulous as the trip. Thanks for taking us along. This has certainly moved up on my travel to do list.

For those of you who weren't with us, there will be three TUT exhibits in NYC starting later this month. Here is a fascinating article posted today in the Sunday paper.


http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/you_don_know_tut_sVH7olaswMgppOci2iNTBP

Here is a link to some Egypt, Jordan and LCT people Photos that is not through Facebook.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31967049@N08/

Andi, those are great!

I'm sure none of you are surprised that Mark ended up in the hospital as soon as we got home; the problem seems to be in his gall bladder. My pictures are still on my camera, naturally.

Pam, I wrote you a private email but I am so sorry to hear about Mark and hope he is on the road to recovery! Give him our love and best wishes for a speedy recovery.