After our day at Habu the plan was for Mohammed to take Ahmed on a trip to Aswan and Abu Simbel the next day.  I was invited as a guest.  Lovely.

We set out later than planned because sleepy head, Ahmed, was not ready.  Not a problem because time was ours.  We took the desert road which is not the one tourists or tours take.  At our fist check point Mohammed was told this.  He knew and had his answer ready "They are not tourists,the are friends".  After checking the trunk, they wished us a pleasant journey.

This desert road is beautiful made even more so due to very very very few vehicles, and then only when nearing Aswan.  I felt quite like an explorer.

Before leaving the West Bank, Luxor, we stopped to get Ahmed a quick breakfast.