19th
A busy ‘day off’
Friday 19th August 2011
Another day off - although it was so busy, it felt like a work day! Several loads of washing were ‘processed’ quickly, thanks to the good winds in Shibin, and we had our regular Friday visit to the Suq with a visit to the chicken lady and then on for fruit and vegetables! Due to the air starting to disappear from our rear tyre at a rather quicker than normal rate, Jo took the car to the tyre shop next to our flat and waited while the tyre was removed, mended and re-fitted - and photographed the event, to the bemusement of the the guy doing the work! Quite a queue was building up, so we got in just at the right time!! After returning to the flat, it was time to take Ashraf back to the bus station for his return journey to the Fayum - Ashraf will join us again in September to teach on the fieldschool and to analyse the new finds from the mastaba and our other trenches!
This afternoon was mainly spent on finishing up articles, with some of the team relaxing over a movie! As we had friends over for Iftar last night, there was still much food in the fridge, so thankfully little cooking was required for tonight’s Iftar! Now for a quick visit to the shops in order for Kris to acquire some gifts for our workers! Should be fun!
Sunset over Shibin
