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| Day 92, 2011/08/01 |
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| From Day 92, 2011/08/01 |
It has been more than a week since I have been on my bike and it is great to be on the road again and heading North. Today the trip is only about 240 km or so, along the Nile river to Luxor. It is my first real ride in Egypt and, since Dave and Naomi left the day before, I will be riding on my own. Not that is a problem just that, my brain does tinge things with me every time i travel alone. I become nervous with regards to my bike not breaking down. So, I listen to almost every sound it makes, every odd vibration it makes, to make sure all is well with her.
The road North is along the Nile river. Amazing scenery of green and dry desert abound. The road is lovely, pity about the drivers! The Egyptian drivers, are living up to their reputation at being bad drivers, with several incidents of vehicles over taking vehicles in my oncoming lane. I wonder if the Egyptian taught the Kenyans to drive or the other way round. I posed this question to Dave later, and he said that would imply one of the two must then have learnt to drive, which was clearly not the situation! The other thing ido notice, like in Kenya and Tanzania, is the sheer quantity of speed humps. Very irritating to negotiate. Also, there are many "police" checkpoints at very regular intervals, not that I get stopped, but they are there. They do not appear to be new, I.e., since the revolution,they are most certainly permanent structures.
Since Dave and Naomi, are in Luxor, i phone ahead to get there GPS coords of where we are staying. The place is called the Philip Hotel. I arrive at about 10:30, just perfect time to avoid the noon day sun. I meet up with Dave and Naomi later, after their visit to the Valley of the Kings, we have a couple of sundowners next to the pool on the roof.
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