Email from Linda

Well... we arrived just fine...although we're taking our time getting adjusted to the sleep routine here. We're not gettin' the hang of it quite yet. It's hot here, but not so humid, and no rain in the future. It's "overcast" due to smog, not cloud cover. We will stay in Cairo until this Saturday, and Drew has met his boss and driven up to Alexandria to see one of his jobsites. xxxx is delayed 6 months, so
he isn't going to be working to the east side of Alexandria, he will, instead, be assigned to xxxx, to the west of Alexandria, as well as the xxxx to the south of Alexandria. When xxxx breaks ground in several months, he may have to add that to his list of projects to oversee. He will be a busy boy.

We've had really mild tummy troubles (Drew and I) and the kids have runny noses and a cough, so we've encountered different critters on our journey. This hotel has a pool, and both kids enjoy swimming around in it while Drew is at work all day. We can't leave the hotel, because the driver is with Drew during the day. The driver will be the same guy in Alexandria, and his name is Magdee, he picked us up at the airport last week, and we drove a caravan to the hotel, one van PACKED with our 12 suitcases, car seats and carry-ons, and the family and Magdee in an airconditioned little car. The traffic here is CRAZY. ohhhhh my gosh! So far, my arabic lessons haven't really helped, the hotel staff speaks passable english instead.

We're excited that we get to go see the Pyramids tomorrow (it's a holiday here, so we get Drew and Magdee for the whole day).

Kisses and hugs, it's time to log off.
Wendy, Drew, JP (says hi) and Kaisa (says hi, too)