My two week journey around Egypt was just what I needed – relaxation, sun, and adventure! There were of course tons of temples and statues of different historic pharaohs, and we did do all of the ‘touristy’ things, like seeing Valley of the Kings in Luxor…so here are my highlights of Egypt. All the things that really made my trip of Egypt unique…
1. Seeing the Pyramids and getting my picture with the WVU flag in front of the Pyramids. Spreading the Mountaineer pride to Egypt!
2. Riding a camel in front of the Pyramids – in Thailand I got to ride an elephant, so I thought it was only appropriate that I ride a camel in Egypt! My camel’s came was Casanova.
3. Seeing the Sphinx guarding the Pyramids – the Sphinx was so much longer than I thought!
4. Going to the Cairo Museum and seeing all of the treasures that were found in King Tut’s tomb. My favorite piece was of course the gold burial mask!
5. Learning how to write my name in Arabic!
6. Holding a baby crocodile!
7. Spending 2 nights on a little felucca boat floating up the Nile. Nearly 20 of us, including a crew of 4, ate, slept, and relaxed on the felucca!
8. Swimming in the Nile! I took a break from the felucca to swim in the Nile!
9. Getting some type of sickness where I couldn’t eat anything for nearly 3 days and I had to take liquid ‘appetite stimulant’ medicine!
10. Climbing Mount Sinai for Sunrise – the mountain that Moses is said to have received the 10 Commandments! We took a 2 hour bus ride to Mt. Sinai, then we started climbing the mountain at 2AM – we climbed up the mountain for 2 more hours, waited nearly an hour and then climbed an additional 700 steps to the very top of Mt. Sinai! Then we had to wait until the 6:35AM sunrise – so we all wrapped up in blankets and waited for another hour in the freezing cold! There was actually snow and ice covering the top of the mountain. The sun rising, uncovering the mountains peak by peak was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. And the sunrise was a striking orange color, glowing over the mountains!
Then we had to descend the mountain which took another 2 hours! 700 steps down from the peak of the mountain, then additional 3000 steps to the very bottom of the mountain. It was a workout to say the least.
11. Snorkeling in the Red Sea – it was truly amazing to see the coral that is hiding below the crystal blue waters of the Red Sea. Bright colored fish and masses of coral living in the waters!
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