November 9, 2009 – Day 318 – Jaisalmer, India
We got into a dusty jeep mid afternoon to begin our camel safari. Odd way to start a camel safari perhaps but after an hour’s drive with a brief stop at an abandoned village, we found ourselves boarding our goofy, furry mounts to head farther into the Thar desert.
The true Mr. Desert, our guide
September 13, 2009 – 262 – Kathmandu, Nepal
Not a great start to an already, universally bad kind of day: border crossing day. Our guide overslept by half an hour and our driver had hired a local taxi driver to take us down to the border because he didn’t want to. In the questionable taxi down the mountain that suffered from horn abuse, goat collision, and overheating brakes that were, thoughtfully no doubt, cooled by pouring rainwater collected from the road directly onto the brake pads.
Plays 5 musical notes at ear bursting levels
May 18, 2009 – Day 144 – Cairo, Egypt
En route to Giza on a stuffy, sweaty minibus, a man offered us both a Kleenex to wipe the sweat dripping from our faces. It was 105 degrees Fahrenheit and we were wilting in the miserable heat. Saben chatted with the man who, within a matter of 10 minutes, kindly invited us to visit his home before we went to the Pyramids. We gratefully declined since we were running an unfortunately tight schedule today but he would hear none of it. He took us to visit his home, a lovely beautiful and very large Egyptian home, and to meet his family, who were wonderful and endlessly hospitable.
Curls by fire
Taxi Rides = 123
Boat Rides = 35
Motorcycle Rides = 10
Plane Rides = 16
Bus Rides =330
Train Rides = 124
Rickshaw Rides = 98
Truck Bed Rides = 25
Rainy Days = 42
Current Rummy Score
Lin 10950, Saben 12435
