We’re currently in Egypt.

Before leaving, I told a few people I was heading over to bring peace to the Middle East. We landed Friday… so clearly I haven’t had enough time to pull that off yet.

For those who’ve asked — yes, we feel safe. If you didn’t follow the news, you honestly wouldn’t know anything unusual was happening. Life here feels normal. The people we’ve met have been welcoming and gracious, focused on their families and their work — not politics.

We’re heading to Aswan this morning to spend a week floating down the Nile before returning to Cairo. Being out on the river, surrounded by desert and ancient history, feels like a pretty good place to be.

We’re trusting our American-based tour company to monitor things and make any decisions if plans need to change. For now, we’re focused on the experience.

Egypt is extraordinary. The history is overwhelming in the best way, and the scale of what these civilizations built thousands of years ago is hard to comprehend.

I’ll save the full storytelling for when we’re home — or when the world settles down a bit — but for now, here are a few photos from our first three days.

Pete