There are no crosswalks in Cairo, so this is the only way to get across the road.

Greetings from hot, hot Cairo everyone. We got married last Saturday and things went off without a hitch. Thanks to everyone who made the trip to Italy for the festivities. We hope you all had a great time.

Egypt has been fantastic so far. We arrived on Monday night and immediately set out for a midnight walk in our leafy neighborhood located on an island in the middle of the Nile. The island — home to lots of embassies, parks and great cafes and restaurants – is called Zamalek, and we’re very happy we ended up staying here. It’s been our peaceful oasis in the middle of hectic Cairo. Tomorrow we leave for India, but here are some highlights from Cairo before we go:

On Tuesday, we took a sunset sail aboard a felucca (the local sailboat) on the Nile.

Today the pyramids of Giza and Saqqara blew our minds.

Also, Cairo is VERY loud. This is the alternative to the peaceful felucca ride we took. It appears most Cairenes prefer the psychedelic party boat.

We managed to pack two-months’ worth of stuff into these bags. One bag is full of pepto bismo and bug spray. We’ll be posting regular updates here if you want to track our progress. Wish us luck!

Our good friend Erik joined us at San Francisco city hall to sign our marriage license today. It’s almost official now!

We took a beautiful hike today in the Marin Headlands north of the Golden Gate bridge. Our good friend Jason Frinchaboy gets the photo credit for this one. Looking forward to seeing all of you very soon!