02.01.2018 – 04.01.2018 Luxor We left the hotel at 5:30 am and rode the 30 km towards Hughada, with the full moon shining brightly over the mountains. The sky turned from a pitch black night to another blue-skied day…
We arrived at the Red Sea to have a much needed break. Much of our family met us in Sahl Hasheesh, near Hurghada to spend Christmas together. They brought home to us and we felt very loved and appreciated that…
17.12.2017-18.12.2017 Qena – Safaga (170 km) We spent the last two days cycling from the Nile (Qena) to the Red Sea (Safaga). As soon the city changed to desert, the first thing we noticed was the quietness. It was bliss.…
16.12.2017 Qena Today we visited the Temple of Dendera! Got a taxi there from downtown Qena but our poor taxi driver got interrogated by the police at the temple. This was again frustrating for us but after we finally…
15.12.2017 Sohag – Qena (150km by taxi) We decided to take a train or bus from Sohag to Qena because the enjoyment of cycling in Egypt and interacting with the people was lost when the police started accompanying us……
13.12.2017 Asuit – Sohag (99.3 km) Police escorts today were a little bit more annoying. The first escort almost had a heart attack when we tried to make a stop for coffee. He told us we are not allowed…
12.12.2017 Asuit – Dayrout (71 km cycling) Dayrout – Sohag (60km car) Left the hotel this morning to find a police car with four policemen waiting to escort us out of the city. The hotel staff must have told…
11.12.2017 El Minya (Rest Day) Ate too much for lunch and had a Koshary coma afterwards.. a stroll down the Nile was needed. Was a bit more relaxing there and enjoyed some more Egyptian coffee.. can’t get enough of this…
10.12.2017 Beni Suef – El Minya (132 km) West Side of Nile We left Beni Suef at 7 am. The next hotel was over 130 km away in El Minya with no formal accommodation in between. Our plan was…
09.12.2017 El Saff – Beni Suef (73 km) After a comfortable sleep, we said goodbye to Fox and his family and gave them a small parting gift to say thank you. Walking through the streets of the town the ‘unfinished’…
