by admin | Aug 12, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Left Atbara at 6.15am as planned to tackle this middle of the desert run. There is a new tar road that connects Atbara and Karima and because the surrounds are almost entirely uninhabited it is possible to do this 350km stretch at 120km/h meaning that we got to Karima...
by admin | Aug 11, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
We left Khartoum at 7am as planned for a relatively short run of 220km to our intended destination for the night, Meroe. Meroe is largely deserted but famous for the 3500 year old pyramids which still exist here from a time when the Egyptians controlled the Sudan. It...
by admin | Aug 10, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Still in Khartoum however, we are departing early tomorrow morning for Meroe. Started the day early as we wanted to get to see the Sudanese national museum before it got too hot. This country’s history and structures date back 3500 years and is incredible to take in....
by admin | Aug 9, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Still in Khartoum. Spent the day resting and planning the balance of our route to Cairo. There are a number of sites to see in the Sudan as this is an ancient place. The Egyptian kingdom at its height stretched all the way down into Ethiopia and there are temples and...
by admin | Aug 8, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
We spent the day washing and maintaining the ladies and then headed out into the town to explore at about 5pm when the heat had settled a little. It was 37C in the shade by 11am so going out any earlier was not possible. We visited the local souk (market) which is...
by admin | Aug 7, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
WOOOHHOOO Wireless Network!! Didn’t think I would ever get so excited about something so menial!! No data network on the Sudanese side either so updates will be limited to when we can. We left Gedaref as early as possible because the place was a real hell hole....
