HOLIDAY OVER...6 WEEKS TO GO!
Well, we are back from holidays and now have 6 weeks of school left before we head home for the summer. This past 10 day holiday was nice with the exception of a few scary moments.
We headed down to Luxor with Jaz's father and aunt for a few days. Took in some amazing sights. It is always fun to see some of these sights as the tour guide having been there before. The little one was great despite the heat and despite the all night train ride.
We then went to Dahab on the Red Sea for a few days. Dahab was a little known backpacker type resort on the Red Sea which has been a favorite of many foriegners in Egypt because it is so laid back and there are so many fun, adventurous things to do. We were lucky enough to leave just before the bombings took place, but had many friends still there and near to the explosions. I have some thoughts on this and will share them in the next day or so.
We then spent the last few days in Cairo sorting out our new flat for next year, a nursery for Anaka, and doing some serious training. I was able to get Jaz out for 2 rides with the cycling club as she begins her 9 week 1/2 Ironman journey! We finished on Monday with a 100k ride which she handled very well. It was so much fun to be there and help expose her to the world of cycling in Egypt. On Monday's ride, we left home and rode 20 km to meet the club by the pyramids. From there we rode out an additional 30 km past Sakkara and Dashur pyramids through rural Egypt. It is always exciting when you have to ride around donkey carts, camels, sheep, goats, cows, and water buffalo, to get through your ride.
This weekend looks like a 130 km ride from Cairo to Ein Sokhna on the Red Sea where we will have lunch, a swim, and return to Cairo (by car).
Well, we are back from holidays and now have 6 weeks of school left before we head home for the summer. This past 10 day holiday was nice with the exception of a few scary moments.
We headed down to Luxor with Jaz's father and aunt for a few days. Took in some amazing sights. It is always fun to see some of these sights as the tour guide having been there before. The little one was great despite the heat and despite the all night train ride.
We then went to Dahab on the Red Sea for a few days. Dahab was a little known backpacker type resort on the Red Sea which has been a favorite of many foriegners in Egypt because it is so laid back and there are so many fun, adventurous things to do. We were lucky enough to leave just before the bombings took place, but had many friends still there and near to the explosions. I have some thoughts on this and will share them in the next day or so.
We then spent the last few days in Cairo sorting out our new flat for next year, a nursery for Anaka, and doing some serious training. I was able to get Jaz out for 2 rides with the cycling club as she begins her 9 week 1/2 Ironman journey! We finished on Monday with a 100k ride which she handled very well. It was so much fun to be there and help expose her to the world of cycling in Egypt. On Monday's ride, we left home and rode 20 km to meet the club by the pyramids. From there we rode out an additional 30 km past Sakkara and Dashur pyramids through rural Egypt. It is always exciting when you have to ride around donkey carts, camels, sheep, goats, cows, and water buffalo, to get through your ride.
This weekend looks like a 130 km ride from Cairo to Ein Sokhna on the Red Sea where we will have lunch, a swim, and return to Cairo (by car).
posted by Brawn of the Oasis at 8:15 AM
1 Comments:
I look forward to reading your thoughts on the bombings. I shouldn't be surprised your blog is the first I've heard of it...nobody really reported it over here... :P
Biking around donkeys, camels, and carts? Yeah, you'd understand the chaos of a line trying to buy tickets to an Egyptian film (which is what I did last weekend).
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