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Egypt Eclipse Expedition 2006

Join Alan "Rif" Rifkin on an unforgettable solar eclipse expedition across Egypt from March 25 to April 8, 2006. This 14-day journey covered breathtaking landmarks including the Pyramids of Giza, a Nile cruise, and vibrant cities like Cairo and Paris. With a group of 80 travelers from various astronomy clubs, we captured 2911 stunning photos of the total solar eclipse, experienced diverse cultures, and navigated through unique travel modes like camels and airships. Discover the adventure, challenges, and memories that made this trip extraordinary!

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Egypt Eclipse Expedition 2006

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  1. Egypt Eclipse Expedition 2006 By Alan “Rif” Rifkin

  2. The Expedition Data • Dates: March 25 to April 8, 2006 • Fourteen Days • Pictures taken: 2911 • Four different Hotels & one Ship • Why: Total Solar Eclipse

  3. Trip Segment DescriptionsFive Separate Adventures • Giza and the Pyramids • Mediterranean and the Eclipse • Nile Cruise • Cairo • Paris

  4. People • Our Group 80 people, ATM of Boston, Stellafane & MMS • Travel Quest and Sky & Telescope magazine, 600 • Al Salloum 15,000 in 20 different camps

  5. Trip Segments • South Hadley to Boston, 98 miles, 2:00 hours • Boston to Paris, 3450 miles, 7:30 hour flight • Paris to Cairo, 1994 miles, 4:30 hour flight • Cairo to Marsa Metruh, 295 miles, 5:30 hour bus • Marsa Metruh to Al Salloum, 175 miles, 3:30 hour bus • Al Salloum to Marsa Metruh, 175 miles, 4:30 hour bus • Marsa Metruh to Cairo, 295 miles, 5:30 hour bus • Cairo to Luxor, 316 miles, :55 minute flight • Luxor to Aswan, 118 miles, 4 day Cruise • Aswan to Cairo, 432 miles, 1:15 hour flight • Cairo to Paris, 1994 miles, 4:30 hour flight • Paris to Boston, 3450 miles, 7:30 hour flight • Boston to South Hadley, 98 miles 2:30 hours • Total distance 12,890 miles, 49:40 time

  6. 49:50 Doesn’t include • Transfers from hotels to airports • Waiting at airports • Waiting for them to load baggage • Waiting for them to unload baggage • Waiting for them to find lost baggage • Waiting for lost people & Howard • Going through security- Everywhere! • Doing anything with 80 people takes time

  7. Map of Egypt

  8. Travel Modes • Jet Planes • Buses • Camels • Donkeys • Horse Drawn Carriages • Ferry Boats • Nile Cruise Ship • Feluccas ( Nile Sail Boat) • Subway Trains • Kama Kazi Kabs

  9. Time • Trip = fourteen days • Basic Travel = two days • Waiting = two days • Sleeping ¼ of the time = 3.5 days • Dinning = 2 hours a day = 28 hours • So more than ½ the time spent-Why?

  10. Don’t forget your shots • Typhoid • Tetanus • Hepatitis “A” • Polio • And the next week WHO declares Egypt Polio free

  11. Was it worth all the Trouble?

  12. Total Solar Eclipse 3 minutes 58 seconds of Totality

  13. Path of Shadow

  14. Photo Groups • My Favorites • Videos and Panorama’s • The Eclipse • Check Points • Doors • Judy Shopping for Textiles • Pharaoh's Revenge

  15. So now to see the pictures

  16. Thank you for coming

  17. Props • Shorts and pith helmet • Galabia and Kafia • Scrap book, cummen and indigo • Computer • Mortar and Pestle, Camel, fabric • Telescope setup • Red laser • Figs, dates and seltzer • Rosetta Stone

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