DAY 92. SUN 06/05. Cairo to Ras Shukheir. 426 kms. Total 21225 kms. Free-camping: Overnight Parking near Ras Shukheir on Route 24. N28 08.976 E33 14.069 Left Camping Salma and Cairo after saying our goodbyes to Chris, Katja and Wolfgang with the vague intention of heading down somewhere near to Hurghada and possibly meeting up with an ex work colleague of Rob's, Owen, who is now working in Egypt near there. He had previously been in contact via sms saying that h...

DAY 87. TUES 01/05. Dahab to St Katherine/Mt Sinai. 141 kms. Total 20329. Camp at top of Mt Sinai N28 32.305 E33 58.516 Left Dahab fairly late - no rush to leave - heading towards St Katherine/Mt Sinai. Weren't too sure if we were going to climb it (again for Rob) as not sure if Inga would be up to it yet. Along the way Inga decided to go for it. After paying the park fees to enter the St Katherine protectorate (something like 3.5 dollars per person?) we arrived...

DAY 80. TUES 24/04. Egyptian Border to Cairo. 643 kms. Total 19601 kms. Dandy's Mega Mall. N30 03.694 E31 01.758 Left the Egyptian Border early after using the toilets with the aim of reaching Cairo. Stopped at As Sallum (Soloum on maps) for breakfast on the beach. Spectacular descent down the pass into As Sallum but the rest of the journey to Cairo was flat and boring. Luckily about 150/200 kms before Alexandria we turned off south east on a new toll road (2EP...

DAY 76. FRI 20/04. Sabratha to Leptus Magna. 246 kms. Total 17409 kms. Campsite near Leptus Magna N32 37.915 E14 17.380 Visited the ruins at Sabratha first thing in the morning after showering and checking out of the Hostel. Again there was an ATM machine there but neither of us could get money out of it. This is the sister city of the larger and more famous Roman ruins at Leptis Magna which we were to visit later. Both are World Heritage Sites. Although Sab...

DAY 73. TUES 17/04. Gabes to Hammamet. 329 kms. Total 16420 kms. Camping Ideal. N36 24.425 E10 32.637Left Gabes with the vague intention of getting closer to Tunis and then phoning the consulate to check on the status of the visas and then deciding where to go based on the outcome of the phone call. Heading back up the beach we saw fishermen pulling in their nets on a long rope, tug of war style. As they were stretched right across the beach from the sea to the d...