Operation Desert Rats

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Well we have completed our desert mission and done our first meaty travelling across Egypt. Siwa was great, totally different from Cairo, small, dusty, hot and as many donkey and carts as pickup trucks.

We had a relaxing trip milling around the town on foot and battered pushbikes, ate plenty of nice food (especially fire grilled chicken) and drank a lorra lorra water. The highlight of the trip was an excursion by jeep into the desert where we saw dunes as you'd want them to be and were scared (me more than Alice) by some very fast, very steep descents of dunes 40+ metres high in the Landcruiser.

We slept out by a fire under a million stars and woke up cold, damp and mosquito ravaged but pleased to have seen the edge of the sea of sand.

Had a monster 18 hour door to door trip back to Cairo culminating in 2 hours spent trying and failing to get onward rail tickets, hit the sack at 0130 last night for some much needed rest, we leave Cairo again tomorrow evening for Luxor and our time in Egypt is growing short....

Love as always. A&C. x

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Photos

Desert
It really is a desert

Both!
Just to prove we are both on the same trip

Colour
Alice in all her majesty!

Landcruiser
If there is one vehicle you should trust....

Sea of sand
It goes on like that for 700kms

Sundown
As the heat starts to subside...

Dawn breaks
Just to prove we really did camp out

Back to civilisation
Tea in a a/c cafe in the city.....ideal

Comments

[Elaine Collins]

wow!
Love to see your photos - have fun!

[Hazel]

Looks amazing. Glad you are both well and enjoying the adventure. From what I hear Luxor should be fantastic. Take care. Lots of love to you both xx

[christoph]

i heard good things about luxor
apparently all of the hotels are luxor-y-ous. nice pics. enjoyed reading. keep it up, tek care, & peace out. C x

[Claire and Will]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy Birthday Alice! Hope you are having a lovely day wherever you are and whatever you are doing! Lots of love Claire and Will. xxxx