Day 6 Wednesday, January 17 Safaga to Coke Stop Camp

By Henry

Beautiful day today. Crisp cloudless blue skies. 17° C because we were at elevation when we climbed from sea level to 840 m. We had a long gradual climb of 42 km and reached a false peak there. There was a slight drop in elevation, and then we climbed further until we reached 62 km.

The Red Sea mountains during the long climb.


Lunch stop was at 65 km. An exact clone to replace Dougie had been found in a local store.

After lunch, we had a pretty tight police escort for the remaining 40 km. They corralled us into groups of 10 riders and followed us closely until we reached our destination. Although we had a a gradual 43 km downhill ride, this was tempered and made less enjoyable by a relatively strong headwind.


We are camping in an unpaved parking lot at a Coke stop. Many tour buses going to and from Luxor stop here. There is a large souvenir shop to the left and a large cafe/snack shop to the right.


Afternoon soup was at 2 PM and everyone enjoyed the shade in the snack shop.


Our tent city in the parking lot. Zero cell service and no Wi-Fi.

Jeff arrived at camp with a slowly deflating rear tire, so he changed out that tube. After that he discovered a flat front tire as well - a rare double flat day.

Tomorrow, we will reach the Nile River Valley and Luxor, where we will enjoy another rest day. There will be optional travel excursions to include a hot air balloon ride, and/or a guided tour of the many historic temples. USD or euros only, no credit cards please.

Tim's Garmin

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