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My journey began in the middle of the Mediterranean sea to the north of Africa, making my way towards the Nile delta. We had left Southampton 9 days ago and were now coming to the end of our sea journey because in a couple of days we would be landing in Egypt. We had come as an exploration party going to the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Our party consisted of me and my sister Elsa. Our guide, was an American who we only knew as Wilson. He was a rather unusual person, very and rather...
left the campsite . The journey back was pretty
left the campsite . The journey back was pretty
uneventful as we went back through the baking hot desert night to where another
ship was moored to take us and the Americans back home to Southampton. It was
the most eventful day of my life, even though we were only in Egypt for one day. It
was the most amazing thing that had ever happened to me.
When we were back home, Elsa wrote a book about our journey. It turned out
to be a best seller. After all she was only a librarian.
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