A 6:30 AM start on the road with our driver, Ibrahim. He started his day with 30 minutes of mandatory listening to the Koran.
His basic English vocabulary covered all of about 6 words—woman, family, Bedouin, camel, tourist, want photo?
His basic English vocabulary covered all of about 6 words—woman, family, Bedouin, camel, tourist, want photo?
We had a 2 ½ hour drive through the Sinai to St Catherine’s monastery. an active Greek Orthodox monastery.
We saw the “Burning Bush” and “Moses Well”.
Then it was another hour and 45 minute drive to Nueiba and the MISR travel offices.
Current events—Mail bombs were sent to the US postmarked from Egypt. The Egyptian paper blames the Israeli mossad, not Egyptian fundamentalists,
We had lunch at the Hilton—Kilkenny beers and more burgers.
Our ferry started processing passengers at 2;30 for a departure at 7:10. One of the guides waiting with us said that sometimes the ferry leaves without you.
On the Egyptian side, the ferry terminal was filthy and filled with stray cats.
Current events—Mail bombs were sent to the US postmarked from Egypt. The Egyptian paper blames the Israeli mossad, not Egyptian fundamentalists,
We had lunch at the Hilton—Kilkenny beers and more burgers.
Our ferry started processing passengers at 2;30 for a departure at 7:10. One of the guides waiting with us said that sometimes the ferry leaves without you.
On the Egyptian side, the ferry terminal was filthy and filled with stray cats.
We were amazed at our arrival in Jordan to find an immaculate station.
We got to the hotel, facing more buffet. But the Jordanian wine is great.
Our waiter’s words of wisdom: “A man without a wife is like a kitchen without a knife”.
We got to the hotel, facing more buffet. But the Jordanian wine is great.
Our waiter’s words of wisdom: “A man without a wife is like a kitchen without a knife”.
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