20th
Full steam ahead!
Saturday 20th July 2011
Feeling at least a little refreshed after our day off, we headed back up to Quesna at around 6am today. The weather has changed dramatically - it has been very humid since yesterday evening - and despite the clouds lulling us into a false sense of security it turned out to be steaming hot!! It was without doubt the hottest day of the season so far!! As Ashraf left yesterday, we all stayed out on the northern edge of the site today, and as usual we set up the shamseer and made very much use of it!! Even the geophysical survey cart had to go under the shamseer to cool down! We had some trouble with the batteries in the equipment this morning - it seems that once it gets too hot, just after 10.30, it likes to take a break! It was reading 50 degrees, so understandable!! Nevertheless, we continued with the survey work and even managed to take readings directly over the mastaba tomb!
At just before 4pm Kris headed back in to Cairo and he will rejoin us again in a few weeks’ time to finish the work! He skyped upon his arrival and we were pleased to find him enjoying a bowl of Cairene kushery! We pray for slightly cooler weather tomorrow!
