Day 99 to 102 - 6th to 9th February - el-Qahira (Cairo) Point of departure : Luxor Point of arrival : Cairo Accommodation: Dusit Thani Lakeview Hotel (www.dusit.com) Km travelled today: 767km Cum:18 222 km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 9/16 Where to next? Sharm El Sheik No of photos: 67 (cum 4 672) Whatever you do, don't take the west bank road to el-Qahira! What a nightmare! It took us 17 hours to drive 700km and then another hour from arri...

Day 98 - Aswan and back to Luxor Point of departure : Aswan Point of arrival : Luxor Accommodation: Sofitel Hotel (www.sofitelhotel.com Km travelled today: Nil Countries so far: 9/16 Where to next? Cairo Left Aswan by private car and transferred to Luxor.Spent the rest of the day relaxing as tomorrow is our big day - ARRIVAL IN CAIRO - 700km away. Dani and Sim spent the night in Aswan and are flying to Cairo tomorrow to meet up with us. We had no space in...

Day 94 to 97 - 1st to 4th February - Luxor & Nile Cruise Point of departure : Luxor Point of arrival : Aswan Accommodation: Ti-Yi Cruise Boat Km travelled today N/A Countries so far: 9/16 Where to next? Aswan No of photos: 517 (cum 4 605) Luxor - known to the Greeks as Thebes and Waset to the Pharaohs. The Arabs named it El-Uksur (meaning palaces). The corniche (river front) lies on the east bank and is lined with riverboats (stacked three of four dee...

Day 93 - Luxor Point of departure : Aswan Point of arrival : Luxor Accommodation: Sofitel Hotel (www.sofitelhotel.com) Km travelled today: 287km (cum 17 455km) gravel 0km (cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 9/16 Where to next? Nile Cruise (Luxor to Aswan) It felt good to be "back on the road again" (with the song in our minds) and the Beast purring as we headed north to Luxor to meet with Daniele and Simonetta Olivi (our friends and neighbours from ...

Day 90 to 92 - 28th to 30th January - Aswan Egypt Point of departure : Wadi Halfa Point of arrival : Aswan Accommodation: Basma Aswan Hotel, (www.basmahotel.com) Km travelled today: 65km (cum 17 165km) gravel 0km (cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 9/16 Where to next? Luxor Total number of photos taken: 92 (cum 4 088) After checking in at the hotel, we all met at, believe it or not… Mc Donald's at 19h00 for good old fashion burger and French fries. Then a b...