Trip down Nile through Esna Lock

On to Esna lock on the Nile River. After our visit to Edfu we reboarded our cruise ship to head for Luxor. But we needed to go through the Nile lock at Esna. We were about the 4th boat in line to pass through. At the rate of exchange the entire passage took about 23 hours to complete. First boats from the northern side would pass then boats from the southern side. Only 2 cruisers at a time. While we were waiting a couple of small boats came along side. They were vendors of the Nile. They were selling table cloths. Some were very beautifully made. Machine made, but pretty. They would call to the passengers on the top deck, 4 decks up, and throw a table cloth in a plastic bag to the top deck. If you were interested, you d open the package and make a bid. Margie and I looked at one but the price was too high. LE120 (45). We decided that it was to high. When I tried to toss it back, the vendor started yelling, No, No, No Give me a price I tried to explain that I really wasn t interested, but he refused to