| Description | George Cadbury begins this letter by describing a donkey ride into the Sahara Desert, providing a detailed account of the barren landscape and the weather conditions. Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury continues the letter with her own amusing account of the excursion, remarking on the donkeys and the boys who had accompanied the party and insisted on beating the donkeys with sticks making them gallop quickly. She writes:
'We have tried in all the places we have been to instil a little idea of kindness to animals into the drivers' heads, but as a rule in continental places they are singularly cruel & thoughtless.'
Taylor Cadbury also remarks on a visit to a Mosque to hear the Muslim call to prayer, describing the customs in Egypt during Ramadan. She comments on visiting Alexandria before boarding ship to travel back home via France and remarks on the poor food and lack of cleanliness on board the French vessel. She also provides an account of the couple's voyage remarking on the weather and the coastal landscape of the countries they travelled through, commenting on the 'sociable' people on board the ship.
George Cadbury concludes this letter with his own remarks on the Egyptian Mosques and an account of an English religious service which the couple had attended, presided over by the Reverend G. Grubb. He remarks that three Roman Catholic Priests were travelling on board their ship and also comments on the poor food aboard the French vessel. |