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| The Pyramids at Meroe, from Wikipedia |
On May 4, I’ll embark on the trip of a lifetime: Cairo to Cape Town overland. I’ve been plotting and planning this trip for probably two years now, and it feels good to finally make concrete steps towards making the journey. Here’s an outline of the first leg of the itinerary, and a map showing the planned route.
Egypt
Hurghada
Alexandria
Cairo
Luxor (Valley of the Kings)
Aswan
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| The Church of St. George at Lalibela, cut from solid rock |
Sudan
Wadi Halfa
Pyramids at Meroe
Khartoum
Ethiopia
Gondar
Axum
Lalibela
Addis Ababa
After some time in London for an exam, I’ll return to Addis and move onward to Cape Town.
When travelling in Sub-Saharan Africa, it’s entirely normal for events to fail to happen as planned. Buses leave late, border crossings take twice as long as expected, and missed connections can result in being stranded for a day. Naturally, nothing will go according to my carefully-laid plan, but that’s what’s exciting, isn’t it?
Sounds great Cole. I know you must be tired of hearing this ,but please be very careful, we want to talk to you not read about you. Have fun, we love you ,Gramma Glyndon and Chuck