From
Israel I entered Egypt
on my own with no guide book; on reflection I was crazy. However, I
survived the chaos as the boat arrived at Port Said and a taxi whisked me
to Suez. This dusty rough town was a real taste of another world.
With the Encounter Overland tour Braz, Fern & I experienced the sights
of classical Egypt and was quite staggered by the shear scale of the
buildings. We visted the Sinai; snorkeling in the Red sea was a privilege; this was yet another world. Due to the out break of the Gulf War our stay in Egypt was
extended. Braz & I took flight to the north coast which is off the
tourist track. The RTW trip continued with a flight to
Greece.
From
Turkey Anne and I
arrived in the metropolis of Cairo; we spent a week there before meeting
up with Overland Club. Then the 24 of us started our fun tour of Africa.
We did the usual tours of Cairo, Aswan and Luxor. Anne and I left the
group for a few days to take the shorter boat route to the Sinai; the others
drove all the way. I loved snorkelling and with my new found confidence in
the water took an introductory dive. The group was disappointed that we
could not cross Sudan due to the escalating Iraq situation; it's bizarre
that the same reason affected both my trips to Egypt. Thus, we flew
directly to
Ethiopia.
