Leaving Cairo

Time to get out of this hectic city although fascinating city. We went to the Pyramids again, again getting in for free but this time with beautiful blue skies as a back drop so some lovely photos (but I've not sorted them out on the net yet.) Had good times in Safari Hostel, famous Japanese hostel with great communal dinners. A birthday Party there for a friend of ours a few days ago saw us a wee bit tipsy and full of tasty home cooked Japanese grub. Wandering the alleyways of the older parts of town is a delight, today I got myself a light cotton headscarf, needed for the deserts to come.
So, Our first stop will be the Bahariya Oasis (click on the map for Egyptian Geography) We will head around the Oasis' in the Western Desert, hopefully camping amid the dunes and enjoying the peace and quite, a far cry from the horns and shouting of Cairo. Today we got our Visas for the Sudan so once we've seen the ancient delights of Luxor and Aswan (and fought off the milions trying to sell us plastic sphinxes) we can get a boat there. Should be an adventure, hell of a remote place, but those who have been there have universally loved it for its welcoming people and beautiful spaces. Weve done some travelling, but 'the Sudan' has a ring to it that marks it out as something else I think, hell there isnt even a Lovely Planet guide book for it! (and yes they have a few wars, but nothing anywhere near were we'll be going, honest! Good info has been recieved, so we are confident its a good place to be going)
More wandering for us, peas to y'all!