We’ve had two more cycling days since our last update from Luxor. My (Spiros’) knee has been acting up today, making for a painful ride, but no one said the TDA would be easy. I was able to draft off Maria for most of the day, which helped quite a bit. She’s a sweetheart.
Tomorrow we say goodbye to Egypt. We load our bikes onto a ferry and set off for Sudan. The trip takes anywhere between 18 to 24 hours, it varies. Based on stories from previous years this should be an interesting ride.
Got to go pack our bags with all the snacks and toilet paper we just bought. Its 9:00 pm…waaaaaaaaay past our bedtime. 
We won’t have internet access for 7 to 10 days while crossing the Nubian desert of Sudan. We’ll update again with stories and more pictures from Egypt as soon as we can.
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January 28th, 2008 at 8:41 am
What was your favorite part so far?
What did you eat?
Did you get a lot of sleep?
Good luck!
January 28th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Hello i bet its really hot in Africa,How is it? By the way, what do you eat? Where are you now? are there any animals in Africa?like buffalos or giraffes or elephants?
Good luck,yours sincerely kevin.
January 28th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Hi, whats up? I hope your journey is going well. Stay healthy and have fun.
Regards,
Luke
January 28th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Hi.When do you think you will get to your destination? Where are you now?
bye;)
January 28th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Hi,
how are you?????when are going to get back??
i hope you get back soon.
Here at Terry Fox School is doing well we found your website it is so cool i hope Egypt was cool I have a question what did you like the best in Egypt????
I hope you meet new friends when you are away and have a good rest of the trip and hope to get more e-mails on your website send more stuff please
Love Jess and Tiarra from Terry Fox School
January 28th, 2008 at 10:20 am
hi your doing a good job how are you???????
i’m marissa’s friend i live clouse to her.
how’s the desert of Sudan.
your website is so cool,i like your pictures
bye see you soon i think
January 28th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Hello Kevin, Luke, Gabrielle and Kevin
Thank you so much for your comments! We are doing well. We are now in Dongola, Sudan. We are enjoying our trip very much. We have cycled over 1400 km so far. We are sleeping very well in tents and eating lots and lots of food. We have seen many, many camels, donkeys and horses. There will be many more animals to come as we head south. It is cold in the morning but very hot in the afternoon.
We hope you are all doing well. We’ll send another update in a few days.
Maria and Spiros
February 2nd, 2008 at 4:58 am
Hello Laura
Thank you so much for your lovely comments and questions. We are very happy that you like our website and pictures. The desert is very beautiful, we are very much enjoying cycling through it though it can be very difficult. Sometimes there is so much sand you have to get off your bike and push. At night and in the morning it is very cold, and very hot in the afternoon.
Thank you again
Maria and Spiros
February 2nd, 2008 at 5:06 am
Hello Jessica and Tiarra
Thank you both so much for your comments, questions and good wishes. We are glad that you are enjoying following along on our trip.
Egypt was very nice. The pyramids and museums are very interesting, I’m sure you would like them too. We are also very much enjoying meeting new people, and trying new foods.
We still have many, many more kms to cycle so we will be gone for a long time. We’ll update again soon.
Maria and Spiros