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Sympathy Wheelwishers; you are the unfortunate victim of rapidly changing circumstances!
"When the facts change, I change my mind", comes to mind.
Attributed, some say in error, to:-
John Maynard Keynes - Wikiquote
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My apologies if my encouraging post may have contributed to these unfortunate circumstances. Your plight just illustrates the complete and utter unreliability of ANY information on valid rules and regulations in Egypt. This was like this even before the revolution, and the present situation just makes things worse. Egyptian bureucracy is arguably the worst combination of unpredictability, irrationality and incompetence one may encounter on this planet. I would advise all without a compelling reason to avoid this otherwise wonderful land for the present (and unfortunately, for the foreseeable future too...).
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And yet more commiserations...
It sounded as though you tried everything possible.
You probably are probably already aware but there is lots of useful info re shipping in this thread.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ernate-71710-2
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Wheelwishers ... Are you back in Aqaba? Wanna see if we can share a container? Planning to load for next Monday to the port just below Suez whatever the name. We can team up !! We are driving back to SA :-)
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Hi,
We have a vw transporter (T3). It is a syncro, so it is 4x4, but it's not so obvious that you can see it at the outside. It's not like a landrover that everybody sees that it is 4x4. I think we will try to get the ferry and go to Egypt. Maybe we can enter.
But I heard yesterday that the ferry is not going anymore at all? Does somebody of you guys have other information??
Thanks, we are in Israel for the moment but we are going to Jordan trying to take the ferry.
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The company is Home | Arab Bridge Maritime - Jordan - Egypt - Iraq and the number is +962-3-2092000. Just give them a ring I would be very surprized if all their ferry services to Nuweiba are suspended.
I think you car would be OK as long as your registration document does not mention 4x4. I doubt you will be allowed through if there is any explicit evidence of 4x4. It appears to be enforced remorselessly.
I think you have a good chance.
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I was at AB maritime this morning. Only slow ferry running a.t.m to Nuweiba. Midnight departure and 03:00 arrival in Nuweiba.
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