by admin | Aug 19, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Notwithstanding my comment about the night of 14 August being a low point from an accommodation point of view..scratch that, nothing touches the ferry!! The cabins, although thankfully air-conditioned, achieved a whole new level of disgusting (think lice, gnats,...
by admin | Aug 17, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
And another day in purgatory…except, this is more like hell’s second cousin!! Our big activity for today was to load our bikes on a barge that will leave separately from the ferry that we take on Wednesday..I must say that the idea of not having Katie nearby is...
by admin | Aug 16, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Sitting it out in Wadi Halfa,Sudan, is like spending 3 days in a Sauna with nothing but your thumbs to twiddle…There is NOTHING to do here except eat, sleep and sit in a steel container that has been converted into an internet cafe that exacerbates the heat. There are...
by admin | Aug 15, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Last night was definitely a low point when it comes to accommodation. Whilst camping on the banks of the Nile sounds quaint etc etc, in this heat it is anything but. By 9pm we decided to go to sleep just so that we could get the boredom and heat of the night over and...
by admin | Aug 14, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Last night was so unbearably hot again that we convinced the hotel to put the beds outside the rooms so that we could sleep outdoors. We were the only guests in the hotel so they agreed..what a difference that made!! We left Karima at 6.30am for a short run through...
by admin | Aug 13, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
We are spending the day in Karima to explore the surrounding archaeological sites of which there are many but also to bide time. The only means of access to Egypt from the Sudan is via a ferry that departs Wadi Halfa in the North of Sudan and cruises for 18 hours to...
