Category Archives: Egypt
August 6 – day 46
Eerst nog even het verslag van gisteravond, zondag 5 augustus. Yesterday evening ( august 50) we’ve sailed in a felukka, an egyptian sailingboat. Very special how easy and fast this boat sailed in the dark with the moon shining on … Continue reading
August 5 – day 45
Zondag 5 augustus – Aswan Inschepen Today the cars checked in on a ferry. A crazy adventure. Just see the pictures, enjoy ! Om 9.15 uur vertrekken Dirk, Trudy, Ben, Mohamed en de baas van Mohamed, ook Mohamed genaamd met … Continue reading
August 4 – day 44
Zaterdag 4 augustus – Aswan We have to go to the tourist police to check we have not done something wrong. That we passed, but we cannot go to the customs. We have to do that tomorrow morning. The cars … Continue reading
August 3 – Day 43
Vrijdag 3 augustus Van Luxor naar Aswan – 200 km Just 200 kilometres in seven hours and 200 speed ups. Very hard for the Model-T and the Landrover, but they did a great job. A few kilometres before Aswan the … Continue reading
August 2 – day 42
Donderdag 2 augustus – Luxor The Model-T and the Landrover have a day of rest. We stay today in Luxor. Ben and Joke make a balloon flight and together with Dirk and Trudy we visit the Valley of the Kings … Continue reading
August 1st – day 41
We leave early for a long way to Luxor. The road to Luxor is under construction and some parts are very bad, we only can drive 30km/hour. Many gasstations are out of order. It is hard to find fuel and … Continue reading
July 31 – day 40
Dinsdag 31 juli Van Ras Gharib naar Hurghada – 170 km. Mahmoud Ezzeldin has accompanied us in his old-timer car Mercedes to Hurghada, a real touristic place with a beach and a good place for diving in the Red Sea. … Continue reading
July 30 – day 39
Maandag 30 juli Van Ain Suk Hna naar Ras Gharib – 200 km Today we change places, Trudy in the oldtimer Mercedes, Joke and Ben co-driver in the T-Ford. Dirk tells how to drive the T-Ford. That is not so … Continue reading
July 29 – day 38
Zondag 29 juli Van Rasel Sudr naar Ain Suk Hna ( 168 km) Today we drive the last part of the Sinaï to the north. We pass the very narrow tunnel of the Suez canal.Welcome in Afrika. On the coffeeshop … Continue reading
July 28 – day 37
Saturday 28 july Today we have to drive 230 kilometers through the desert of Sinaï.We start at 6.15. At 7.00 we have to stop at a checkpoint and we have to wait for protection by the police. We put the … Continue reading
