Well as you can see from this rather large photo, I have made it to Luxor, home of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor and Karnak Temples to name a few and the giant collosses of Memmon you can see in the picture. It was interesting to return to the Valley of the Kings and I saw many tombs and temples I had not previously visited. We spent 3 full days in Luxor at a local campsite, however I did cheat and upgrade to a room - I figured it may be my last chance to sleep in a real bed for quite a while. Luxor is having unseasonly hot wather at the moment (great) it has been in the high 30's instead of the mid 30's. This has made exploring difficult in the day.I have taken to getting up at 6am - voluntarily, in order to see the sites before I roast.
Mel our tour leader at a little surprise for us when we reached Luxor. We were supposed to be spending 5 days here but she had arranged for us to leave early so we could take a detour via the Red Sea. We drove across to Hurgarda on the coast and got to spend a full day out on a luxury boat, snorkelling and diving. It was wonderful and we felt like proper holiday makers. It was also my tent buddy, Harriet's birthday, so that evening we had a bad hair day party, complete with cake, drinking and dancing. It was a great day and as far removed from bush camping as you can get!
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