by admin | Aug 24, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
We have now officially joined the Cape to Cairo Club! Dale got to Cairo today and then it was all about getting that iconic photo of the bikes at the pyramids and starting the process of getting the customs paperwork and bike crating completed. Cairo is an ancient,...
by admin | Aug 23, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
I left Luxor at 05h30 this morning with the intention of going to Hurghada to get some diving in for the day however, by the time I got there,it was already 11am and figured that by the time I found a hotel, got checked in and unpacked there would probably not be...
by admin | Aug 22, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
…And the saga continued. After 6 trips back and forth between the licensing department, the traffic office and the port, we finally managed to get the bikes out at 14h30. This unfortunately did not leave me with enough daylight to get to Hurghada 500km away and...
by admin | Aug 21, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Well its not like the frustration of today was not to be expected!! We went down to the port at 09h00 to collect our bikes only to sit around until 14h00 and not leave with bikes. The only thing we got done was to unload the bikes and get our carnets stamped…THATS...
by admin | Aug 20, 2010 | Cape to Cairo 2010, Diary Archive
Today is Friday and the equivalent of the Western world’s Sunday in this part of the world and therefore there is no ability to do anything regarding getting the bikes out of customs. As a result, it is a day of rest and Andreas, Dale and I elected to rent a Faluka...
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,...
