sailing in cairo

i'm on a roll with all of this boat talk--i guess i'll keep it coming! i went to cairo for work last year, and the hotel we stayed in was right up my alley--directly on the nile, and pictures of fellucas at sunset on all of the promotional materials in the hotel. we even had nile views from our conference room! i was hoping to get out on the water all week. on the last day of our conference, i finally walked across the street with some co-workers, negotiated with a boat owner, and jumped on a felluca. i'm sure the negotiation was a prolonged process, at is it everywhere, but in my memory, it was quick and easy. we had no wind--none at all--but it was still a wonderful way to end a long week of work in the busy city of cairo. the owner pushed us upriver with an oar, and we floated back down. at least i got some good photos of the fellucas!

and speaking of boats...



i thought i'd share these photos of my former office on the potomac river. before this job, i could have never imagined walking across a dock everyday to get to my desk. it was just such a unique work place that it is worth sharing. just looking at these photos brings that wonderful seasick feeling right back to me!

the kitchen--or should i say galley-- and workspace..

my old desk- on the upper deck of the boat...

the view that i used to see every day---helicopters and all!

giving this a second try...

i've always wanted to have a blog, but never thought i had the time or energy to put into it. i am fortunate to have a few days to myself this week, and have decided to give this another shot. i've taken so many photos over the past few years, and they're all stored on my hard drive--i haven't even printed any of them. i hope that i can share some of the "best shots" and the stories that go with them through this blog.

i love the adirondack mountain region in upstate new york. when i was living in washington, dc, i dreamed about the cold sleeping nights, the sunsets, sailing on lake champlain, saranac...the list goes on. tim and i were able to spend the summer of 2010 at camp dudley in westport, ny--it was a great way to transition between the working world and returning to graduate school. after working on a boat on the potomac river, i had no problem transitioning to our new "office" at the boathouse in westport.

we (and often, some good friends) frequently drove across the lake to watch the sunset over the adks from vermont...and then drove back to the ny side to see the moon rise over vermont. not a bad way to end a day! what do you think?