flying out from Cairo to London took 2 days and heaps of hassle. and I left with the middle part of my carnet cos no one would sign it. so I had to go to customs in the UK to get the certificate of presence signed to say I was back. this would have been a big hassle if I'd been going somewhere else
atbara to wadi halfa is 600km of deep soft sand - nearly a day's ride if you're nuts, but I did it in Nov rather than mid summer! I was carrying 15 litres of water and would expect sun blindness to be a problem in summer. I'd seriously consider taking the train in the summer. at the very least, stay ahead of it so you have a bail out option in case of breakdown - that's what I did!
as for the rest of the route, possibly muddy entering Ethiopia and Moyale-Isiolo, but tar all the way to CT.
[This message has been edited by RichLees (edited 15 August 2005).]
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