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| Day 95, 2011/08/04 |
Time to move North again, this time Way from the Nile and towards the Red Sea and perhaps some cooler weather. The trip today is not long, it is under 300 km but, to avoid the heat, I am on the road by 6am. The first section followers the Nile for about 60 km before turning off right for a 160 km stretch through the desert. This will be my first serious stretch through a desert without Dave and Naomi as my backup vehicle. I am a little nervous, and again my mind listens to almost every sound/vibration my bike makes, to be sure all is well with her. The trip through the desert proceeds as planned, and I am stopped for the first time at one of the many "police" checkpoints. I am told to wait, while he runs inside and clearly radios someone. My attitude thus far in the trip, has been to be clam and very nice to everyone I encounter, especially people with authority/ power. And true to form,this time it works out to. I am told I can proceed, and after a quick chat with the officer I am on my way again.
I arrive in Hurghada just after 11 am. The place looks like a holiday resort on steroids. There are hundreds of resorts spanning a 15 km stretch of coastline, one bigger than the other. And in amongst those are, what appears to be, a large number of holiday apartment blocks,many of which are semi complete. Looks to me like a tourist/property boom gone/going bust to me.
I eventually find a cheapish hotel in the centre of down opposite the main beach, it has aircon which is my main criteria. Cinderellas, as it is called turns out to be the main drinking hole for Dutch and German expats, so I get to meet some interesting people. After some afternoon rest, i hit the beach, the first beach since Dar el Salam.
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