Category Archives: Africa
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
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
