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a curio shop then returned to camp & met Will Drummond & went around Cairo.
Sunday met a friend now S. Baker who gave me two tents so shifted our quarters We also had orders to mess with the ninth so are in a fairway of becoming comfortable Into Cairo at night. Just like a weekday as Friday is the Mohommedans Sunday.
Monday nil.
Tuesday went to meet Will D. at Mena but he had already departed so spent the day there resting & looking at the pyramids & Sphinx will make another visit.
Wednesday
Given duties at last. Attended sick parade & had to make an inventory of natives employed in Camp. They totalled 1500.
Thursday 1st April orders came to pack up & join our unit at once: our kits were placed on a wagon & we marched to the tram where we entrained for Mena. We arrived there to find the men out on a route march.
Good Friday Church parade in morning was very disappointing. A very imposing square was formed & General Bridge attended but service was flat, no singing worth mentioning. Remainder of day, a holiday & spent the time doing Photos with Will. D. At night we took candles & went through all three pyramids refusing the service of a guide. The first pyramid Cheops was fairly easy the biggest danger being from slipping for which purpose shoes or bare feet are necessary. The passage way is worn