Egypt

Egypt was not what i expected. Could be due to the fact that I didnt see a lot of it apart from sand a few roads and mountains in the distance but mainly sand! We did camp on the sand one night by the red sea. Well you have got to swim in it havent you. we found these hot spas in the middle of the sea which is quite nice on aching muscles.
The first day, not my first day but the first day i met the group we went to do the touristy thing. aka the pyramids and the sphinx. a little crowded but still quite bizarre all the same. It was here i encountered my first camel. The group i cycled with were really nice and I made friends quite quickly - seems to be the thing when you are shoved into that situation together. We sweated, cried, moaned and drank together. And when it comes to putting sudocream in places in a tent in front of a group of strangers... well you tend to form some kind of a bond!
My highlight had to be the Mount Siani climb. We were woken up at 0145am which wasnt great but a small group of us managed to roll out of bed. The climb was quite tough. And also very demoralising when you think you are near the top and you can see a line of torches going up further for ever. Anyway we reached the top befor light and sat watching the sky turn from black to red. We knew we had to make a quick decent as soon as the sun rose. It was worth it. And no, I didnt see Moses. Our trip ended in Taba - the very eastern boarder of Egypt, where we could see the boarders of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel. And after much drinking in our luxary resort we made the six hour journey back to Cairo where I knew I had my 4am flight to look forward to. Must return to Egypt me thinks, though I may chose an alternative form of transport!!!