Abu Simbel
The Tour arrived right on schedule in the southernmost town of Abu Simbel on Wednesday. Yesterday the bikers had a day off to enjoy the Ramsey's fabulous temple and today they were to depart for Sudan on a chartered boat.
Unfortunately due to reasons unknown to us the Egyptian Security channels did not allow us to board the boat and are forcing us to take the busses back to Aswan and board the boat there on Saturday morning. On the surface this decision is hard to understand as we were not given any reasons for the change and especially as the boat will take exactly the same route once it reaches Abu Simbel - except now it will take us about 28 hours on the boat instead of the eight. The additional time is needed to cover the distance from Aswan to Abu Simbel in a very slow barge.
This of course will create a problem with the schedule but we hope to gain some of the time as we bike across the continent. In any case for any of the sectional riders that are joining the tour at different stages, I will be in touch with you and update you as things progress.
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Posted January 28, 2005 by Henry Gold
Egypt | Tour Updates |
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