The Atlantis Stone

CHAPTER 46

There were no problems entering Egypt. They booked into a hotel on the edge of the Giza complex. The Great Pyramid of Khufu filled the view outside the windows of Nick and Selena's room. The lesser pyramids of Khafre and Menakaure were visible as well.

Lamont and Ronnie came in. Lamont went over to the window.

"That must've been pretty impressive when it was new," he said.

"Still is," Ronnie said.

Selena pointed at the peak. "You can still see some of the white limestone they used to cover it when it was new. The facing was stripped off and used for buildings in Cairo."

"Let's figure out what we're going to do," Nick said.

Selena opened up her laptop. "I talked with Stephanie on the way here. She sent me plans of the pyramid and an article about that sealed entrance. You see the long descending passage? What we're after is about halfway between ground level and the pit, on the left as you're going down. That's in the direction of the Sphinx."

"I thought the Sphinx was in front of the Great Pyramid," Ronnie said.

"No. It's at the end of a buried causeway that leads from the pyramid of Khafre. That's the next one over."

"I've never seen the pyramids except in pictures," Lamont said.

"You'll get a good look at them this afternoon," Nick said. "We'll hire a guide and do an initial recon."

"We have time for lunch before that?" Lamont said.