Sending 1600 sailors ashore, for two days, to transit between cities without officers is something that today's navy would certainly think twice.  To my knowledge there were no incidents of dicipline problems during this part of the journey.  The above card is part of a set of cards created by Brown and Schaffer.  To see the  entire collection is found at this link.

This is a set of cards that was over-printed with information regarding the fleet's visit to Cairo.

In Cairo sailors quickly adopted the wearing of the bright red fez and traded for them freely with their white caps.  They were then seen parading through the streets on donkeys and camels with the new headgear.

This card was mailed in Cairo on January 4th, 1909 from R. Walsh, USS Ohio, one of the sailors who made the 8-mile trip to visit the pyramid and sphinx.  

This card shows a scene in Cairo and Canceled onboard the USS Virgina on January 5th, 1909.  The card was mailed by W. Gordon.