Monday, February 23

Second day in Egypt, and we were both supposed to take excursions – mine was to explore Alexandria, Mark's was going to El Alamein – but we decided to stay on board instead. I had noticed some shops on the pier, and suggested we venture out only that far. I still had some Egyptian pounds to spend.
We had breakfast and then went out into the sun, which hit me all the wrong way. Within minutes, I was discreetly barfing in the lovely gardens on the pier.

After rushing back to the cabin, then lying low for a 2-hour rest, I did Take Two and this time managed to buy some souvenirs, including Diet Coke with Arabic writing on the can. If only they offered shore excursions that took you directly to the local grocery stores.

Later, I finally had the energy to explore all the parts of the ship I hadn’t seen yet. The weather was the warmest we’ve had so far (60s) and some people were using the pool. I’ve stepped up my showering since getting sick, so there was no urge to share water with others.

We had a quiet evening in, and I tried to catch up on my German homework.