Day 12 - Thursday 12/10/2006
Hi all,
Had a great am in Petra. We hired a guide, fascinating stuff lots of fotos to come. It was so hot and we were so tired, that we hired horses to take us back to our bikes. I rode unaided, honest it was a wild Arabian stallion. More like a cross between a donkey and a pony but I managed to stay on. Southern jordan is very dramatic, mountains, desert, camels, sandstorms, but no beer!We are stuck in Aqaba port. It's 5 pm and the ferry to egypt should leave at 9 pm. We will arrive at about 1 am. Not only is it ramadan but the guys are going to mecca or coming back from mecca or just meccaring about. Things could get a little noisy I think. The sun is just setting over the gulf of Aqaba which mean everyone will start eating now.
Bye for now.
Very early Friday morning update (02:30 am)
ARRIVED AFRICA!!!!!!! 13 HOURS TO DO A 3 AND A HALF MILE CROSSING..... IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK!!!! (Extract from Nick G's diary) ... ALMOST 3 DAYS WITHOUT BEER...SITUATION ALMOST AT CRISIS POINT!! I'VE HAD 5 FANTA'S TODAY!!! WORRIED I MIGHT BE ADDICTED!!! LOL...... NICK G.
Had a great am in Petra. We hired a guide, fascinating stuff lots of fotos to come. It was so hot and we were so tired, that we hired horses to take us back to our bikes. I rode unaided, honest it was a wild Arabian stallion. More like a cross between a donkey and a pony but I managed to stay on. Southern jordan is very dramatic, mountains, desert, camels, sandstorms, but no beer!We are stuck in Aqaba port. It's 5 pm and the ferry to egypt should leave at 9 pm. We will arrive at about 1 am. Not only is it ramadan but the guys are going to mecca or coming back from mecca or just meccaring about. Things could get a little noisy I think. The sun is just setting over the gulf of Aqaba which mean everyone will start eating now.
Bye for now.
Very early Friday morning update (02:30 am)
ARRIVED AFRICA!!!!!!! 13 HOURS TO DO A 3 AND A HALF MILE CROSSING..... IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK!!!! (Extract from Nick G's diary) ... ALMOST 3 DAYS WITHOUT BEER...SITUATION ALMOST AT CRISIS POINT!! I'VE HAD 5 FANTA'S TODAY!!! WORRIED I MIGHT BE ADDICTED!!! LOL...... NICK G.
posted by Dutch Rob for Cotswolds2Capetown at 08:34
77 Comments:
Nicks, Glad you made it safe through the land of the Arabian Nights and t-towels - Allah Akhbar!So now your back to your roots.Sorry to hear about your enforced alchohol ban, you may start seeing half as many cars on the road in front of you now!
Keep safe and don't trust the Pikeys down there.
Mac in Bak
Hi Nicks
Contacted Cairo rugby - they should quench your thirst!
Red sea sounds great - I always wanted to go there NICK C!
good luck with the camping - another new experience for NG
Love Dx
who needs beer - get dizzy on life!
June Leatheam said...
Thank you so much for supporting us, it really is greatly appreciated. Wishing you both a safe, and enjoyable, journey through Africa. Best wishes from June, and everyone at CLIC Sargent
12 October, 2006 18:00
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