a test of patience and the Aswan ferry

It definitely has been a crappy last two days, for me at least. Yesterday morning we had to be at the Traffic Police around 8am to give our number plates back and then to be escorted to the ferry. Peter and Aisha was ready and we told them they can get going while we still [...]

Rest Day: Aswan, Egypt

Today was actually a rest day for us all, not by choice, but very welcoming. We are staying at a lovely hotel, called the Sara Hotel. We had to be in Aswan yesterday morning early to book and pay for the ferry tickets and with all that done, we had a day to spare before [...]

Tickets to Sudan is booked.

We had to be in Aswan this morning at 9:30am to book our tickets for the ferry to Sudan. We ran a little late, so I was concerned we won’t make it … that means another week in Egypt. We headed off, along the Nile route from Luxor to Aswan. I have to say, I [...]

…and off the Luxor we go.

Woke up today, feeling a little rough … my stomach is not all with it, maybe the water we get next to the road at police checkpoints …. no bottled water and no other civilazation on these desert roads. We packed up and headed for Luxor. As we got to the first police checkpoint around [...]

Roughing it in Egypt ..

We decided to wake up and hit the road at 4am the morning to miss the desert heat and get some miles done. The problem is that Lindsay and I stayed up a little late, so only got about 4 hours sleep, which meant we were a little tired on the road. As we left, [...]

My first little oasis in Egypt

This morning, the Talat (the owner) served us breakfast, some omellete, cheese, bread and jams. He sat with us and also offered us some fresh dates. He said he is addicted to them. He actually runs Desert tours, so check out his website, http://www.edengardentours.com As we left the campsite, Delilah came off her bike in [...]

The Pyramids …

Our bikes in front of the Hotel in Alexandria We had our breakfast early the next morning in the hotel in Alexandria, packed our bikes and we headed for Cairo. For me, this was a first taste of the heat of Egypt. Alexandria is a mucky and dirty city, so didn’t enjoy that much, however [...]

Alexandria, Egypt … crazy !

Alexandra port My new friend, Francisco, one of the waiters on the ship Yesterday after breakfast on the ferry we just hung around the ship waiting for the 14h00 arrival in Alexandria, Egypt. We finally arrived, but man, was it hot !! I was boiling. The customs and immigration boarded the ship and went through [...]

Visemar Line Ferry from Italy to Egypt

This post is more a mental note to self …. apparently it is very difficult to find the actual Visemar Line ferry in the mass of docks around Venice, so knowing it has to dock there on a Thursday (it departs Venice every Thursday), I went to the following site which tracks its real-time position [...]

London to Cape Town Visas and update :

Quick update : I think we now have all our visas, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania. All sorted .. Other updates, I received loads of goodies in the office, maybe too much to mention, but included my new Thor gear, looks good so far, got new tubes, OKO tube sealant, proper tyre levers, so [...]