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Egypt : Baniy Suwayf
29 degrees north, 31 degrees east (visit #1) - All Pictures


#1: Looking west in direction of the confluence point
Looking west in direction of the confluence point
#2: Looking south providing a glimpse of the small ditch that kept me 16 meters shy of the mark. (No stepping in the water for this one – schistosomiasis is not for me!)
Looking south providing a glimpse of the small ditch that kept me 16 meters shy of the mark. (No stepping in the water for this one – schistosomiasis is not for me!)
#3: East
East
#4: North
North
#5: GPS – 16 meters east of the mark.
GPS – 16 meters east of the mark.
#6: Standard Equipment: A 2 buffalo, 1 bottom plow, complimented by two women spreading seed. It takes 16 passes of the plow to create a plot of land with 15 rows!
Standard Equipment: A 2 buffalo, 1 bottom plow, complimented by two women spreading seed. It takes 16 passes of the plow to create a plot of land with 15 rows!
#7: The ditch was too wide to be jumped over! : )
The ditch was too wide to be jumped over!  : )