Saturday, June 19, 2021

 

Trekking the World with Friends












Joe & I returned from 1 month in South America on March 1, 2020
Then the world closed down.

Still I wanted to see where all my daily steps would take me if laid out end to end.

How about a place I’ve never been?  How about walking the route of the Nile?
That journey is 1700 miles long.  How about inviting some friends along?
Let’s add our steps together and see that part of the world

We began in Khartoum in the Sudan








Walked through the desert to explore many sights not well known

like Meroe








And Jebel Barkal








And the better known Abu Simbel Temples









Aswan








Luzor








Giza








Finally, our destination:
The Nile Delta where the river drains into the Mediterranean Sea from Alexandria to Port Said.
That trip took the 7 of us 10 weeks to complete.








Where to next?  How about a short hop over to Jerusalem?








Then we can walk to London through some of the most iconic cities of the world. 
Lovely countryside too.









Our journey has just begun. 
If you would like to join us, leave a comment or send me email and I’ll send you an invitation

As we learned in our Spark life, any journey is easier with friends.

15 comments:

  1. OJ here,
    Thanks.
    You've been here a long time. makes me think about it more.

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      I'm just getting used to replying here.

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  2. This intrigues me. Given the ongoing health challenges my contribution would be little in terms of steps. I'll email you directly. A virtual journey with the capacity to learn new things is right up this lifelong learner's alley! ~ JEANKNEE

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  3. Thank you for sharing your travels!

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    1. I hope we can all get back to travel IRL.
      Meanwhile, virtual is IT.

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  4. Welcome to BlogSpot and I'm so glad you are here! Adding your "new" blog to my reading list! And I'm so glad for the friends who are here with me!

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  5. So glad I've found you here on BlogSpot!! Travels IRL will resume again soon . . . and in the meantime, we get to enjoy your pictures!!

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    1. Yes, I hope so. I have to get used to responding here.
      Still wonder how anyone sees the replys. Is that what "following" means?

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  6. Awesome! I like it here. Cool trek. Yes, everything's easier with friends.

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      I'm just getting used to replying here

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  7. Yay!!!!! I am so glad you did this!!!! Elizabeth(Sammilessach)

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  8. I'm surprised how many of your adventure cities I've visited. Cruise ship docked at Alexandria and we went to Cairo and Giza. (The next trip I went to El Alamein. Very emotional) Other trips included Jerusalem, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Varna (Bulgaria), Budapest, Vienna, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, and Paris.

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