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At 6:00 PM November 18–19, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:28 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:58 p.m.	Weather 85°F
Traveled Since Nov. 17 0 mi / 0 km Cumulative 1163 mi / 1873 km	Lat: 30° 02' 29" N Lon: 31° 13' 19" E Elev: 220 ft / 67 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from November 18 to November 19. The almanac data refers to November 19.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Cairo
Where We're Staying: Bodmin Guest House
Places We Visited: Egyptian Museum, Central Cairo
Featured Site: Egyptian Museum
People of the Day: In memory of the unfortunate victims of the attack at Luxor
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: Hotel Fawaka; Breakfast: bread and jam, tea; Lunch: egads, we forgot to eat a real lunch on both days!; Dinner: assorted foods from small restaurants (chicken, kushari, macaroni); Olive Count: 1122
Word of the Day: Bikam? means "How much?" in Egyptian.
Tech Fact of the Day: Egyptians use a different set of numbers.: Flat Count (Cumulative): 3; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 17


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