Cross Egypt Challenge is a series of endurance scooter rides aiming to promote tourism, alternative sports, and alternative means of transportations in Egypt.

I was accepted a ride for this years Challenge. I am honored and thrilled at this opportunity.

The 2012 season of Cross Egypt Challenge will start from Egypt's capital and the home of the famous Tahrir square, then heads north to the cosmopolitan city of Alexandria at the shores of the Mediterranean before heading west towards the city of Marsa Matrouh. The challenge will then heads down towards the fascinating Sahara desert where the challenge team will ride between Egypt's 5 famous oases, Siwa, Bahareya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga before reaching the legendary city of Luxor; the world largest open-air museum, where they will ride down the avenue of the sphinxes to end their long and tiring journey in front of the magnificent temple of Karnak.



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FARAFRA OASIS TO DAKALA OASIS DAY 6

October  17, 2012

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Another crack of dawn get up.  Breakfast, load luggage, brief and then ride.
breakfast usually is a buffet of local items.

 our hotel

 luggage time

the evil bullhorn and video camera

Today would prove to be another hot one.



 2011 cross egypt challenge rider?


 our mechanic indicating we are through fueling

 why are these guys glassed eyed?

 ...oh, it is just emmanuel


 there are camera people hiding under that rock







 overtaking traffic


  waiting for our leader, Ahmed, who laid his scooter down


 finally a cold beer

 dimitrios about to drop the 6th and final beer

  team leader and sometimes chef, mohamed

view from the desert lodge hotel


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