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Published: June 23rd 2009
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Building up muscles lifting rocks. Chester and Kirsten. Day 12
This was our last full day in Hurghada so we thought we better get out and not spend the entire time by the pool. We went on a jeep safari. We were piled into land cruisers and off into the desert we drove. This time we were lucky enough to be with a large group from Poland. Again we were the only non Polish people besides the guides in the group.
We arrived at a Bedouin village and after some tea in the huts, we were taken around to see how they live. We had another opportunity to ride camels in a circle but passed on this one as we were still sore from the 50 minute camel ride in Aswan. The local women were making some of the best Arabic bread direct with a fire in a small straw hut. We, of course, get the sales pitch for the rug makers, sand in a bottle and the natural pharmacy.
The children in the village do not go to school except at the Mosque where they learn the Koran. These people live very traditionally and have arranged marriages. Hence the size of the tribes and villages is
Feeding the Camel
Kirsten feeding the Camel. Better than riding it. These are babies. 9 months old decreasing, now you can imagine the inbreeding that goes takes place. It is not uncommon for cousins to marry. Marriages are still arranged and generally around the age of 14-16 the children will marry. Although this all seems pretty sad it was a bit refreshing to see some boys pulling a small car type toy by a string. After close examination the wheels appear to be tuna cans. They have been taught well. As soon as we snapped the picture of the toy, one of the boys, who was about 3 years old, had his hand out for money.
We did finally get our last Egyptian meal of lamb, beans, hummus, and vegetables. Fortunately our guide gave us a bit of a warning to start the line before the Polish. Once we got to the table it was a mad rush by the Polish. They were pushing and shoving to get to the food. Mind you there was plenty for us all. At one point, one of the gentleman (I use that term loosely) shoved Kirsten to the side to get some food. This did not sit well with Kirsten and she pushed back. Chester just sat back and
Toy car
kids playing with a homemade car. Check out the wheels (Tuna cans). Don't think consumer safety division would approve this one. laughed.
After our meal we got to see the Bedouins do a traditional song and dance. It was apparent that at least one of them had some inbreeding going on. He was off on every beat. We then piled back into the jeeps and rushed across the sand to catch a beautiful sunset in the desert.
From there we heading back to the hotel, stopped at the gift shop to spend the last of our Egyptian Pounds on gifts and headed back to our room to pack.
Our time in Egypt was great, but 2 weeks is definitely enough. The constant stares by the men get old and the pushy salesmen just get on your nerves. It is ok to ask you to come into their shop but when they chase you (literally) and push things in front of your face it just gets to you and puts a damper on the entire culture of the country.
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Amr Badr
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Nice Shoot But,
Take Care About Ur Shadow ;)