sail giving way to steam number 3075


As Nile cruise ships take tourists up and down the river the locals tend to take freight and passengers across the river from one bank to the other. Often there is an element of gambling on the part of the sail boats who seen to be very good judges of the speed of the powered craft.


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Location: between Aswan and Luxor, Nile River, Egypt, Africa.
Photo credit: © clive thompson egypt collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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