Sunday, August 26, 2012

Egypt

"What's an old man like me wandering around Egypt you ask? Well doing an operator audit, aircraft survey and an airport inspection. 

Now I know I had said I wouldn’t accept any foreign assignments, having spent the last 25 years roaming around the world. I’ve said before…”the Good Lord knew we would need oil, but, He didn’t put it in nice places….so flying for an oil company we traveled mostly to deserts, artic regions, jungles, and inhospitable locations”!
So when the offer to go to Egypt came in I hesitated…but only momentarily. Egypt, an ancient land steeped in history and “the Pyramids!” “Ok…I will go”.
While the schedule was rather full I did have a chance to drive out to Giza one morning and stand next to  the Pyramids…”Wow”…it is hard to explain their magnitude and considering their ancient construction it become all the more fantastic.
Giza is but one of the myriad of pyramid locations…stretching clear to Luxor, but has the three most amazing ones and the Sphinx…another marvel!
So having breakfast overlooking the Nile and an evening beverage watching the sun set over the Nile was well worth the trip.

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I am a retired corporate pilot, thiry nine years of roaming around the world for an oil company. The Good Lord knew we would need oil...unfortunately He put it in difficult places, deserts, jungles, artic regions and every other inhospitable place you can imagin, no five star hotels there!



Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee