Jerusalem A Glow
After a lazy start and a breakfast that would make Marie Antoinette blush I followed the signs towards Beer Sheva en route to the city of Jerusalem. The ride up through the Negev desert was a warm welcome to Israel , the drivers cautious , using signals not...
Egypt to Eilat
It was time to move on again , the streets of Dahab even more disserted than usual , the morning air cool , the sun still hiding behind some of the buildings , I packed the last few smalls onto Victoria . We rode out and into the Sinai , with the mountains on both...
Leaving on a Freighter
The blog is still a little behind , but between golden Jerusalem and the remedies of the Dead Sea time has not been my own and keeping me from QWERTY , so I hope to get the updates done later once I arrive in Italy . I sail sometime tomorrow being the 29th and...
Dahab
The ride up to Dahab was one of my more relaxed times on the scooter , we had a short distance to ride and time on our side a rare combination on this trip , so it was all about soaking up the Sinai with her open display of natural beauty . I rode watching and...
Out of Africa or not ?
The ride started early and within no time I was riding through the town of Suez in search of the tunnel that would take me across to the Sinai , and to the road that would lead to Sharm El Sheikh. I felt that I needed to get 440 kilometres done to reach our...
One night , two days to the Suez
The sun gave me the light to leave and at dawn Victoria and I set our sights on Ain Soukhna a mere 330 kilometres away and this would put us close enough to the Suez canal crossing to make it onto the peninsula and down to the Red sea diving Mecca of Sharm El...
The Red sea and resort life
Getting out of Luxor took longer than I expected , the reason being road works and to many one ways , confusing for both the GPS and in turn me . Finally we popped out beyond the city limits and the desert opened her arms to welcome us to the open road . I was...
About to blog .
Just a quick hello and a short update , before I start writing again and finally bring the blog up to date , which I hope to start tomorrow , I am safe and sound in the city of Jerusalem about to bring in the new year with the wonderful Bogner family . I have so...
Blog Neglect
Time has taken flight and between terrible internet access and my long days on the scooter the blog has fallen prey to some neglect . I am currently in Sharm El Sheikh taking some R & R , the road fatigue has really taken its toll of late and I have been...
Google Earth
My wake up call sounded spot on at 4h40 my pick up to be 5h10 and off I set in the morning darkness to see Luxor by flight . The moon full my fifth on the trip I think , I have lost count but I do recall the first in Namibia , so I just knew I was in for a treat ....
Luxurious Luxor
After a good nights rest , I woke to a picture perfect morning , indulged with the array of vanities at my disposal and then down to breakfast to complete the extravagance with pastries , fresh coffee , a fluffy omelette and the chilled fresh fruits , mmmhhh. What a...
Town of tourist ghosts
I booked into the Philae hotel in Aswan , the staff a total delight from the outset , I could not get into hot shower fast enough , scrub , rinse , scrub , rinse , I was turning pink from applying so much pressure , but damn it felt good , then I brushed my teeth for...