For a number of reasons, Monty Python has become a running theme on this trip so far. Duncan played the Galaxy song on his iPod on our 3rd night in the desert as we lay gazing up at the stars and the scenes in some of the films are things we can talk about when there's nothing else (Quite a common occurrence in the desert). I feel that Mrs Brown in the Meaning of life kind of sums up what being in the desert for so long is like: "Makes you feel sort of insignificant doesn't it?"
So it was nice to finally hit the Nile and see things like vegetation! Unfortunately I probably got a bit carried away and ate and drank everything I could lay my hands on, causing me to be up all night on Friday being sick. Probably from one of the roadside watercoolers.
I'm still not 100% but we're in Aswan now and we'll be catching the ferry to Sudan this afternoon, so the punishing cycling regime that we had been observing can mercifully go on hold for at least a while. With temperatures in Sudan topping 45 degrees at the moment, I think that this will be the case for the foreseeable future!
The Nile is probably the most striking thing I've seen since I've been in Egypt to be honest... when we've been riding alongside it, the palm trees and slow moving expansive water create a timeless atmosphere that makes me think about the significance that the river holds, both past and present. Taking a quick dip on the way into Aswan was something I will never forget.
I have a feeling that the ferry will be an experience to remember as well and it's difficult to imagine exactly what will be awaiting us over the Sudanese border, but I guess that's part of the fun. Not sure when I will be able to update next (maybe not until we reach Khartoum) but since I can't upload photos onto the computer I am using, I thought that I would put this in instead as it has been going round our heads for the last few days!
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