Category Archives: reisverslag
August 15 – day 55
Woensdag 15 augustus Atbara – Meroe – 102 km. Yesterday evening there was a great sandstorm and the cars are covered with very fine sand. In the morning it is cloudy and not so warm. We like that very much. … Continue reading
August 14 – day 54
Karima – Atbara – 303 km. Today we have to drive 262 kilometres through the Bayada desert. After 150 kilometres the T-Ford runs on two cylinders. Change of the fuelfilter does not solve the problem.But with a new ignition the … Continue reading
August 13 – day 53
Karima – El Kurru – Karima The Model-T has a day off. In the landrover we visit two tombs near El Kurru. They are excavated in the rocks under pyramids and are totally decorated with images of the Pharaoh, of … Continue reading
August 12 – day 52
Zondag 12 augustus Dongola – Karima – 180 km The T-Fort drives through a sandstorm.It is heavy, the sand is everywhere. In the desert Dirk changes the airfilter full of desertsand. Het stormt als we opstaan. Het regent zand. Dirk … Continue reading
August 11 – day 51
Zaterdag 11 augustus Tombos-Kerma-Dongola – 121 km Near Tombos we have visiting a statue of the black Pharaohs Taharqa. We do shopping on the market in Kerma. The people here don’t look only with the eyes, they even have colored … Continue reading
August 10 – day 50
Vrijdag 10 augustus Wawa – Tombos 135 km After a hot trip through the desert , a visit to the third cataract with a beautifull view of the Nile Vally we arrived at our Nubian guesthouse in Tombos. During the … Continue reading
August 9 – day 49
Waidi Halfa – Wawa 230 km The cars are on the boat, but on one side loaded with big packets. Dirk, Ben and our guide Ghalid remove this and step by step the landrover and the T-Ford get savely of … Continue reading
August 8 – day 48
Waidi Halfa A day of waiting. When will the boat with the cars arrive? They left on Sundaynight and should arrive 48 hours later, but… we have to wait. In the afternoon we heared the cars arrived, so we can … Continue reading
August 7 – day 47
Aankomst in Waidi Halfa (Sudan) We arrived after 24 hours on the boat in Waidi Halfa ( Sudan). With our fixer we pass quickly the douane. In an old landrover we cross through the desert to our hotel. On a … Continue reading
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
