US, US, baby

Fabulous way to end my journey, Egypt was. Perhaps I enjoyed it a bit more than some of the other ancient sites I’ve seen this year because I had to learn a lot more about it way back in elementary school gifted class. (Yes, I was “gifted”…scary…I know) Seriously, though…when something fascinates you when you’re in the single digits and you finally get to see it decades later, it’s pretty fab. And then I even got to snorkel in the Red Sea. GORGEOUS!

But enjoy these last few pics because this is the end of the line, folks…more from stateside soon.

Seriously…does the whole world relate to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads”? Apparently.

Here’s the Egyptian version of it…and you can get a little bit of a taste of what our next-table neighbors were like the whole dinner cruise. Yeah…when my sister and I picked up our bags to go on the deck and watch the city lights they frantically tried to stop us from leaving the boat telling us we couldn’t get off the boat yet and that the doors were locked. Really…I had no idea that I couldn’t get jump off the boat at any time…

Somehow I got through an entire stay in Southern Africa without any trips to the Golden Arches. Don’t know how it happened. (Coulda been the knowledge that busting out my pink Lumix at the restaurant would have likely meant I’d be mugged on my way out…)

But no passing up Mackers in Egypt. I got this double-cheeseburger meal for about $2.98. Yum. And they even had hot mustard sauce. Double yum.