[te-wa]

Josh, there are some trips on the calendar. Id like to pick your brain about what you may have seen in Africa.
and generally talk shop, of course.

[davis2001r6]

Really hoping things cool down very quickly there. Have a 10 day trip planned about a month from now to go there. 2 days in Jordan, 3 in Sharm El Sheikh, 3 days in Luxor and the last day in Cairo. So far was just have airfare booked, but are obviously holding off on any planning at this point.

Josh how was it getting out of Cairo? You have any good contacts there to find out how things are around the country. I'm normally a pretty adventurous person but this goes a bit past that for me, at list with my wife.

Thanks,

-TIM-

[pickelltree]

@davis2001r6
Getting out of the airport is easy as log as there us no curfew in affect. I'm on my iPod right now. I will respond better when I get to my computer. If u go to Alex. U can stay with us

[pickelltree]

hikr.org

Hikr.org is a non-profit website where people publish reports and photos of their mountain-tours. Hikr.org is a place where to search for new ideas and a huge photo-gallery.


this is another site i just ran across. it needs to be translated, but it is nice

[azbackpackr]

Pickeltree is that you or did someone spam you?

[davis2001r6]

Well as things have cooled down we are back on. 3 days in Jordan, 3 days in Sharm, 3 days in Luxor and a day in Cairo. We don't leave till the 10th though, can't wait.

[azbackpackr]

When you go to Jordan, will you have time to visit the ancient stone city of Petra?

[davis2001r6]

Yes Petra is the main reason we are going to Jordan. We will only have a day a Petra, but we plan on making it a long one. The other day we are going to Jerash and the Dead Sea.

[cathymocha]

I would love to visit Petra.

[pickelltree]

if you come to alexandria, look me up. i have room if you want to stay there a night.

[eduley]

Re: By chumley » Oct 21 2010 10:50 am
I'm pretty sure the highest point in Spain is in the Pyrenees range along the border with France....

It's not here nor there, but pickelltree was right. The highest peak in the Pyrenees is Aneto (3,404m), while the highest peak in continental Spain is Mulhacén (Granada) 3,478m. In the Canary Islands the highest peak in Spain, a volcano, is a bit higher Teide (Tenerife) 3,718m; been there to the peak when I was a kid, it's a short walk from a cable car; sulphur gases all over, got sick. Nicest hikes are probably in the Picos de Europa (Santander), and in the Sierra de Gredos where you can still find the Via Romana.

[kingsnake]

if you come to alexandria, look me up. i have room if you want to stay there a night.

Spent a week's worth of nights getting drunk in an Alexandria harbor bar when I was a 21 or so. Good times. Loved Egyptian beers: Big (like a wine bottle) and decent tasting as well ...

[davis2001r6]

if you come to alexandria, look me up. i have room if you want to stay there a night.

Thanks for the offer and it would be nice to have a local tour guide, but it doesn't look like we will be headed to Alexandria. <2 weeks away now, can't wait. Just hope our hotel lifts the snorkeling restrictions at Sharm now. They were supposed to be on the 23rd so we shall see if the hotels follow now.

[davis2001r6]

Doesn't look as if I will be going now, was supposed to leave Thursday, had leave approved and now my commander canceled it due to the state dept warning on deferring non-essential travel. $2000 out the door. The military can really suck sometimes.

[kingsnake]

First rule of being in the military: IT is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

[azbackpackr]

Doesn't look as if I will be going now, was supposed to leave Thursday, had leave approved and now my commander canceled it due to the state dept warning on deferring non-essential travel. $2000 out the door. The military can really suck sometimes.

My son is coming home from "the 'Stan" on Friday!!!! YIPPEE! He truly hopes to not have to go to the Middle East again, but has at least 8 or 9 years more of service before retirement. He really liked his float deployment to the Indian Ocean with the MEU a couple years ago, though.

[davis2001r6]

First rule of being in the military: IT is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

I would generally agree and was hoping for that approach. The command new about the trip though and I was directly told I will not travel to Egypt at this time. Disobey that and I could pretty much kiss my career goodbye. 8 years more of this BS (at times). So if we can't end up making the Jordan leg work (requiring additional $900 in airfare). We may just go to Belgrade, Serbia for a few days. Sounds much safer there

[kingsnake]

I actually met my wife when I was deployed there. Bosnia, actually. In a coal mine. Seriously.