Saturday I left Fort Simpson at 7:30 am and started my trek 1440 km to Edmonton. Of course the roads weren't plowed and I couldn't see the one's that were due to the blowing snow. Traffic varied from 60km/h to 140km/hr and I finally made it to Edmonton at 9:30pm. I watched 2 cars slide into the ditch and I saw a few more that had been there for some time and their drivers had already been rescued.
Sunday was spent shopping for last minute things I need for the trip. New sandals, a different day pack, etc. Melanie is hanging out with me tonight and driving me around tomorrow since Albert took my truck out to the farm this morning for safe keeping until I get back in May. Tomorrow I hope to get a hair cut, pick up my USD's for the trip, and impatiently wait for the time to head to the airport. My flight is at 7:30pm but I plan to be there by 5pm so Mel can drive home before dark.
I have a driver waiting to pick me up at the airport in Cairo where I'm overnighting since my flights got changed. The hotel offered to give me a car and driver for Wednesday until my next flight but I feel guilty checking out the sights without Lionel. We'll be back in Cairo in April so I'll just check out the Egyptian Museum, work on my tan and sleep as much as possible.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Egypt Itinerary
Now I'm off to Egypt and for some reason the flights all seem to leave Nairobi at ridiculous hours of the morning!
April 13 - 4:30am I fly from Nairobi, Kenya to Cairo, Egypt. Landing at 8:20am. I'm sure I'll just go to the hotel and catch a bit of sleep before checking out Cairo. Today will mostly be a day of relaxation.
April 14 - I have booked an english speaking guide to drive me to various sights around Cairo and I plan to spend a few hours at the Egyptian Museum.
April 15 - More time on my own to relax and enjoy the experience of being in Cairo.
April 16 - The tour takes us to the Giza strip and the pyramids and the Spinx. In the evening we board an overnight train and head south to Aswan.
April 17 - We awake in Aswan and enjoy exploring this small community located on the Nile.
April 18 - I hope to make the early trip to Abu Simbel, I hear this trip leaves at 4am! In the afternoon we will board a boat called a Felucca and we will float down the overnight to Luxor.
April 19, 20, 21 - We spend a few days exploring Luxor. I plan to also take a donkey ride into the Valley of the Kings
April 22 - Today we travel from Luxor to Dakhla, an Oasis in the White Desert
April 23 - We spend the day touring the desert and enjoying some time at the oasis.
April 24 & 25 - Bahariya is our next stop. It's another oasis in the White Desert. We do jeep tours and sand surfing!
April 26 & 27 - We are off to Siwa, the 3rd oasis stop in the desert.
April 28 & 29 - We keep heading north until we make it to Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. Some much needed ocean time and water sports!!
April 30 - We head back to Cairo, arriving in the early afternoon and this ends the tour.
May 1 - A day of relaxing and catching some final glimpses of Cairo
May 2 - 6 A few days in NY to spend any last change I might have in my pockets though I doubt it there will be much, lol!
April 13 - 4:30am I fly from Nairobi, Kenya to Cairo, Egypt. Landing at 8:20am. I'm sure I'll just go to the hotel and catch a bit of sleep before checking out Cairo. Today will mostly be a day of relaxation.
April 14 - I have booked an english speaking guide to drive me to various sights around Cairo and I plan to spend a few hours at the Egyptian Museum.
April 15 - More time on my own to relax and enjoy the experience of being in Cairo.
April 16 - The tour takes us to the Giza strip and the pyramids and the Spinx. In the evening we board an overnight train and head south to Aswan.
April 17 - We awake in Aswan and enjoy exploring this small community located on the Nile.
April 18 - I hope to make the early trip to Abu Simbel, I hear this trip leaves at 4am! In the afternoon we will board a boat called a Felucca and we will float down the overnight to Luxor.
April 19, 20, 21 - We spend a few days exploring Luxor. I plan to also take a donkey ride into the Valley of the Kings
April 22 - Today we travel from Luxor to Dakhla, an Oasis in the White Desert
April 23 - We spend the day touring the desert and enjoying some time at the oasis.
April 24 & 25 - Bahariya is our next stop. It's another oasis in the White Desert. We do jeep tours and sand surfing!
April 26 & 27 - We are off to Siwa, the 3rd oasis stop in the desert.
April 28 & 29 - We keep heading north until we make it to Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. Some much needed ocean time and water sports!!
April 30 - We head back to Cairo, arriving in the early afternoon and this ends the tour.
May 1 - A day of relaxing and catching some final glimpses of Cairo
May 2 - 6 A few days in NY to spend any last change I might have in my pockets though I doubt it there will be much, lol!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
My Southern Africa Itinerary Feb 28 - April 12
Feb 28 - 7:30pm Fly from Edmonton overnight to London
March 1 - fly from London to Cairo to Johannesburg
March 2 - fly from Johannesburg to Cape Town arrive at 12:15 whew!!
Mach 2 & 3 - I'm on my own to explore Cape Town and I hope to ride the cable car up Table Mountain, take the ferry out to Robbin Island (the prison that Nelson Mandella was held), check out an aquarium, and a couple other little things.
March 4 - My tour departs from Cape Town, South Africa and heads north to the Gariep River which serves as the border between South Africa and Namibia
March 5 - We cross into Namibia and head for Fish River Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa.
March 6 & 7 - We tour into the Namib Desert to play within the worlds largest sand dunes
March 8 & 9 - The tour crosses the Namib Desert to Swakopmund to the west coast of Namibia
March 10 - We travel north along the Skeleton Coast to Damaraland
March 11 & 12 - We explore Etosha National Park
March 13 & 14 - The tour turns back south through the Waterberg Plateau Game Park to Windhoek
March 15 & 16 - Now we turn east and cross into Botswana and head to the Kalahari Desert and on to Maun for the night to prepare for a trip to the delta
March 17 & 18 - We set up a bush camp and travel in traditional mokoro canoes through the Okavango Delta
March 19 & 20 - We leave the delta in search of the fascinating Salt Pans of Makgadikgadi at Gweta and onward to the Chobe National Park, home to the largest elephant population in Southern Africa
March 21, 22, 23 - Today we cross into Zambia by ferry and arrive at Livingstone and Victoria Falls. We stay here for 3 days and I hope to ride my first elephant here as well as many other activities.
March 24 & 25 - We camp at a game farm enroute to the Malawi border
March 26 - We reach Chipata at the Malawi border
March 27 - Welcome to the country of Malawi and the town of Lilongwe for a day of relaxation
March 28, 29, 30 - Camping at various locations along Lake Malawi "the lake of stars"
March 31 - Tanzania!! And the Great Rift Valley!
April 1 - Today we travel to the capital of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam
April 2, 3, 4 - We take the ferry to "the spice island" Zanzibar for 3 days of relaxation
April 5 - Catch the ferry back to Dar Es Salaam then drive onward to Moshi. Hopefully we will catch a glimps of Kilimanjaro
April 6 - Today we pass Kilimanjaro and end up in Arusha
April 7 & 8 - I'm hoping to spot some big game as we travel through the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater.
April 9 - One last game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater before we head back to Arusha
April 10 - This is our last day together as a travel group as we leave Arusha and cross into Kenya and end up in Nairobi.
April 10, 11, 12 - I'm on my own in Nairobi and have plans to visit a giraffe sanctuary, elephant orphanage, and the Carnivor Restaurant.
March 1 - fly from London to Cairo to Johannesburg
March 2 - fly from Johannesburg to Cape Town arrive at 12:15 whew!!
Mach 2 & 3 - I'm on my own to explore Cape Town and I hope to ride the cable car up Table Mountain, take the ferry out to Robbin Island (the prison that Nelson Mandella was held), check out an aquarium, and a couple other little things.
March 4 - My tour departs from Cape Town, South Africa and heads north to the Gariep River which serves as the border between South Africa and Namibia
March 5 - We cross into Namibia and head for Fish River Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa.
March 6 & 7 - We tour into the Namib Desert to play within the worlds largest sand dunes
March 8 & 9 - The tour crosses the Namib Desert to Swakopmund to the west coast of Namibia
March 10 - We travel north along the Skeleton Coast to Damaraland
March 11 & 12 - We explore Etosha National Park
March 13 & 14 - The tour turns back south through the Waterberg Plateau Game Park to Windhoek
March 15 & 16 - Now we turn east and cross into Botswana and head to the Kalahari Desert and on to Maun for the night to prepare for a trip to the delta
March 17 & 18 - We set up a bush camp and travel in traditional mokoro canoes through the Okavango Delta
March 19 & 20 - We leave the delta in search of the fascinating Salt Pans of Makgadikgadi at Gweta and onward to the Chobe National Park, home to the largest elephant population in Southern Africa
March 21, 22, 23 - Today we cross into Zambia by ferry and arrive at Livingstone and Victoria Falls. We stay here for 3 days and I hope to ride my first elephant here as well as many other activities.
March 24 & 25 - We camp at a game farm enroute to the Malawi border
March 26 - We reach Chipata at the Malawi border
March 27 - Welcome to the country of Malawi and the town of Lilongwe for a day of relaxation
March 28, 29, 30 - Camping at various locations along Lake Malawi "the lake of stars"
March 31 - Tanzania!! And the Great Rift Valley!
April 1 - Today we travel to the capital of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam
April 2, 3, 4 - We take the ferry to "the spice island" Zanzibar for 3 days of relaxation
April 5 - Catch the ferry back to Dar Es Salaam then drive onward to Moshi. Hopefully we will catch a glimps of Kilimanjaro
April 6 - Today we pass Kilimanjaro and end up in Arusha
April 7 & 8 - I'm hoping to spot some big game as we travel through the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater.
April 9 - One last game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater before we head back to Arusha
April 10 - This is our last day together as a travel group as we leave Arusha and cross into Kenya and end up in Nairobi.
April 10, 11, 12 - I'm on my own in Nairobi and have plans to visit a giraffe sanctuary, elephant orphanage, and the Carnivor Restaurant.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Rough Beginnings
Bear with me as I get this set up so you can all travel the globe with me! I hope this will be an easy (?) way for you all to hear about what I'm up to.
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