Alaska Camp & Hotel Dahab

... it was hard to leave the pool overlooking the Nile which you saw in the last blog update.<br><br>After a good three or four days of doing very little, we did manage to get off our butts and actually do something, and it was spectacular!! We took a day trip to Abu Simbel (spelt at least 5 diff ways on maps etc), which is the site of the 'Great Temple of Abu Simbel', where one of Egypt's longest ruling and most (self) celebrated Pharoahs, Ramses II, built the temple ...

... fan of) or German Bakery pastries (which Tom was a fan of). During the afternoon we could be found chasing down the Kushary cart man who walked along the waterfront. We also frequented the many cafes and laid on the pillows feeding our milkshake addiction. We had a milkshake every single day, sometimes two, and Brittany was in a fowl mood until she got her daily fix. In the evening we could be found sampling the fresh seafood which was put on display outside the restaurants or at ...

... me be. This is my vacation. I just need breathing space. You say I can trust you and only you, but you're no different than any of the rest. It's always something for something. I watch my own back, I don't want anyone trying to make me do things I don't want to do, and if I say no, respect it. That's really all that I ask. Egyptian men. <br><br>The rest of today I ignored Hamdi and smoked apple flavored shiisha with some Frenchies. heheh It was great to ...

... early in the trip. the first were caribou which were well off in the distance. Later were saw some grizzly bears, but again they were off in the distance. We did get one clear view of Mt. McKinnley but that only lasted a couple of minutes. The driver did tell us that only 1/3 of the visitors to DNP get to see Mt. Mckinnely due to its own weather patterns. We continue on for a short while and then turned around to head back. When stopped at a rest ...

... visit in the future). So, the ferry seems the way to go. <br><br>We arrived at the ferry terminal at about 9AM and found chaos. No signs, no apparent place to go, no information. We finally found a guy who pointed us to the immigration office. We went in and were quickly stamped out of Jordan after paying the departure tax of 5JD. Keep in mind that neither of us have tickets for the ferry yet. Can you see where this is going? <br><br>We found our ...

We have made it to Alaska and have been pleasantly surprised by the warm, dry weather. After meeting our friends, Donna and Roger for lunch at a Russian restaurant we start the drive north towards Denali National Park. We choose the 8 hour trip into the ...