Kom Ombo

We arrived at Kom Ombo in the late afternoon and docked right at the foot of the Temple. By the time we disembarked and walked to the temple, it was almost sunset. I was surprised by how many cruise ships were docked there. For the first time, we had no breeze and diesel fumes from the vessels hung thick in the air creating respiratory problems for some in our group, including Lea. I've noticed she's been coughing on and off today. :-(

Lea and I joined our guide, Mena, for the Kom Ombo tour. Up to that point we had been on tours with Yasser. It would be virtually impossible for a group of 56 to visit the temples as one. Dividing the group into two is much easier to manage so we have two guides. I really enjoyed Mena's explanations of Kom Ombo. We are so lucky to have two very knowledgeable egyptologists with us.

Unfortunately, I don't have many photos from the site because it quickly became too dark to shoot anything without a tri-pod. I don't use flash as it often gives Lea migraines. Here's one photo I was able to take shortly after arriving. It's looking up at some of the Grecco-Roman columns of the inner courtyard. I like how it frames the moon. Near the bottom you can see how hazy the air is from all the ships exhaust.



Being on sites in two groups seemed to create less of a feeling of oneness and we were all missing that. So, after discussing our options at our meeting yesterday afternoon, we decided to add group tonings every night and morning on board the ship. At each site, the two groups come together after our separate tours and do a short toning before having some free time. The pitches we're using at "D" and "B-flat". We all do one pitch and then the other. We're merging with each other as a mother loves a child, we then merge with the energy of the site, and then merge with the Dragon force of the Nile. All our tonings have seemed very "on" to me and very "sweet." The last two nights we've done toning practices, complete with Star Weavings and a love/gratitude circle on the upper sun deck. I'm so amazed and grateful that we get to tone in such aswesome places on these trips. None, so far, are better than toning with our dear friends under the stars on our privately chartered ship cruising up the Nile--how it can it get any better than this?