Dahab

As I was telling U in my last mail, i have been stocked for quiet some time snorkeling into the very nice red sea. Last night i climbed the Mount Sinai in order to see the sun rise at 5h30 in the morning. It s quiet a treck. 2 hours 30 min and it s pretty steep. I walked all the way with a very nice french couple. We had a lot of fun joking around with the bedouins. It was nice walking under the stars. Every 500 meters, a bedouin had set up a small shop selling amongst other things coke and pepsi (as if it was an issue to choose in between)...

When the light rose, we ve discovered an ocean of cotton clouds making their way through mountains. Very nice. We warmed up an hour with the sun and started to hike down. After a harsh bargain that i have performed with a young bedouin, the 3 of us rode a camel all the way down, the kind of stuff you ve got to do at least once. We ve decided to go to Cairo together (i mean, i ll stick to them). They ve been there before and they know a good cheap hotel. Not that i am afraid to get to Cairo alone but getting to Cairo after an 8 hour trip with no guide book, not knowing anything and anyone is just looking for trouble.

The hassle you get there apparently is not only a legend. I ve seen so many old stones in the past month that i thing i ll visit an oasis not far from the lybian border in the desert and i may skip Louxor. Anyway we are off tonight.

Tomorrow i ll be sitting in from the pyramids. I ll have a thought for you. Antoine