Please excuse the poor quality of this picture. It's hard to take an even panoramic picture on a moving cruise ship.
We were warned about the Nile Pirates. These merchants target cruise ships when the ships are stopped, waiting to go through the locks. They throw bags of merchandise up to the upper deck of the ship. You negotiate your price, and throw your money down inside one of the bags. This was hilarious to witness and be a part of. I kid you not, I saw unsuspecting passengers who were sunbathing on the upper deck get hit in the face or have their drinks knocked out of their hands by the bags of merchandise flying through the air. I was mostly impressed by the strength and balance these merchants had. Some of them even tied there small boats to the side of the cruise ship and threw merchandise up to the deck WHILE the ship was sailing. And these guys just stood on the thin rafters in their boat while speeding alongside us, tossing and catching bags of goodies with incredible precision.
Again, blown away by the abilities of other humans.
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