Ramada Ras Sudr
80 Suze - Sharm EL Sheikh Road Ras Sudr, Egypt
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Port Said (from the starboard side!!)
... animal? - Moo! or Baa!’ kind of quiz but one with real answer sheets and even pencils! There were only 10 questions but it’s a start.
Quiz over…where did we go wrong? Where were Donny, Marie, Kaye and the rest of the Delta Delays when you needed them? The questions were in 6 languages that becomes great fun at the end of the quiz when the quizmaster (Francesco) asked if you wanted any of the questions repeating. I just kept shouting out random numbers ...
Suez Canal
... Bitter Lake allowing the rest of the convoy to pass through. We then became 11th, then 10th, then 9th as two ships ahead of us developed problems.
Unfortunately it was dark by the time we reached Port Said and the Mediterranean Sea, but along the way Suez had appeared to be quite a big bustling town.
As we went along the canal there were a number of ferries carrying vehicles, roll on/roll off, across the canal. There was only ...
The bus rides continue...
... to take and said that it was going to take about 8 hours.
Not too long, but when your that tired, 8 hours on a bus is one of the last things you'll want to do.
So we waited for an hour for the bus to arrive and there was this little girl that kept on asking Kushal for money.
It was pretty funny since I just spoke Chinese and pretended I didnt understand what she was saying.
P.S. To avoid harrassment, if you can speak another ...
At last
The Suez Canal, opened in 1869, was built across 100 miles on the Isthmus of Suez. It separates the Africa mainland part of Egypt and the Asian sinai Penninsula belonging to Egypt. About 2:15 am we saw 3 tugs and a pilot boat moving us into position to anchor (after 3 a.m.) to wait for our position in the transit convoy. At 5:40 am, as no. 3 in the convoy, we started thru the canal with Suez City visible thru the usual haze. Across a ...
Split in the country
We left the Red Sea and began our journey through the Suez Canal at about 6 a.m.
The Suez Canal was planned by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps.
In 1854 and 1856 de Lesseps obtained a
concession from Said Pasha the Viceroy
of Egypt, to create a company to construct a canal. The company was to operate the canal for
99 years from its opening. De Lesseps had used his friendly relationship
with Said, which he had developed while he was ...



