It was amazing to see the flat plains just West of 6 of October city turn to rocky formations of cliffs and wind carved structures. The terrain then morphed into a flat pebble filled desert. Then we came to the valley of whales which once was home to numerous prehistoric species and the Tethys Sea. This was a feeding ground which brought together many species some 25 million years ago. The whales had scrawny legs back then! :D. Although some on the trip disliked the notion of going through all this trouble to see a pile of bones, I was lost in imagination. I could picture the water beasts and amphibious creatures of age and was astonished at how different it had become.
The day was running late as we dined on barbecued burgers and kofta. We were dreading the sun setting on us without us experiencing sandboarding. We got to a dune some time later and made our way up. OUCH! for me and my full stomach, it was 1000 times worse than the worst workout I had ever done.
The first time I went down I stubbornly insisted on sliding down with my shoes on. Unfortunately my shoes were not properly fit into the straps and so I fell like a boomerang across the face of the dune. The board was attached to my foot by a heel strap and so I couldn't get loose. I learned my lesson and did what everyone was doing. I took off my shoes. Thank goodness I was able to actually sandboard then. I didnt fall much after that until after I completed the dune and hit level pebbly sand.
The journey back to Cairo was a blast too. We sang all the way back. We sang an African camp song which Pablo (our Spanish trip-mate) taught us...:D.
I will hopefully be doing this soon isA. I look forward to it.
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