3 February 2011 Total Distance: 17935 Distance covered today:760km Start: Sol Y Mar Ivory Suites, Hurghada, Egypt Finish: Fox Camp, St Katherine, Egypt This morning we got up early because a long road was ahead of us and as we had a final look at BBC and the situation in Cairo, we realised it is not to be. I have spoken to a colleague of mine in Cairo again and he said that because of the news coverage which some people think is biased towards one party,...

28 January 2011 Staying in the Sara Hotel, Aswan, Egypt This morning at 2h30 Arina got woken in order to catch a bus to Abu Simbel to see it in day time and as it is 300km away from Aswan, the vehicles go very early before sunrise to make it there at shortly after sunrise. I went into town to find out why the internet SIM card I bought yesterday was not working when told that the Egyptian government has cut off the internet. Mmm, not very re-assuring. Swi...

Good day everyone Thank you for all the emails and blog posts of caring. Thanks to Adrie and Anet as well for posting the update and appreciate all your assistance. In the past we said: what did we do before telephones? Now we have seen what happens when the internet is down. We are in good health and in no danger. As soon as the situation turned for the worse, we headed to the coast as we have contacts in Cairo who could tell us where the safest place was. Here...

25 January 2011 Staying at soccer field, Wadi Halfa, Sudan A lazy day doing laundry, watching the world go by and arranging the paperwork for the ferry (which is been done by a so-called 'Fixer' who can speak the local language. The local generosity still does not come to an end. When I stopped a Tuk-tuk to take a ride into town to drop the laundry, he did not want anything for it. Invited him for tea and more he did not want. At the same camp site (we...

23 January 2011 Total Distance: 16 328 km Distance covered today:364 km Start: Wild camping in the desert some 100km east of Dongola Finish: Wild camping in the desert close to Arbi We woke up to a wonderful sunrise all alone in the large expanse of the desert. We are truly grateful for a brand new tar road which connects Khartoum with Wadi Halfa 900km north of it. Until as recent as 1 year ago people had to cover a very rough gravel road while we are sm...