If I had to sum up what I'm feeling right now, it'd be hot and sticky and itchy. Yes, those dreaded mosquito bites are back, not Peru Amazon bad, but plenty horrid enough.
Siwa is quite an amazing place, made more special by two nights of camping by one of the salt lakes. The lake wasn't Dead Sea salty, but it was impossible to sink and its water stung every minute cut on my body. Floating on my back, looking up at the Milky Way, watching the spy satellites go round and round. Amazing. Huge shooting stars and skinny dipping (I sure did Geneva). I actually never made it to the Great Sand Dunes, but no matter.
After a 9 1/2 hour bus ride, and another story to add to my collection, I'm back in Cairo. I haven't been to Saqqara to see the Bent Pyramid, but I will pass on it in exchange for a relaxing day lounging about and finding good books to read for the next leg of my trip.
As I mentioned before my MyAir flight to Bari from Istanbul (I bought a round trip ticket from Istanbul to Cairo and back again) has been canceled--all MyAir flights were canceled, leaving me in a pickle. My fellow travelers came to the rescue and suggested that I take the train through the Balkans!! So that is exactly what I'm doing. I just moved up my EgyptAir flight two days and will be leaving Egypt tomorrow morning. I'll have a lovely afternoon back in Istanbul and then will take the train to Sophia (probably). I need to work on the details now.
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