Yearly Archives: till 17 August 2012

Vrijdag 17 augustus Our guide has arranged we will visit tomorrow the SOS children village in Khartoum. Dirk prepares the Model-T for the next trips. We are visiting the big market of Khartoum. In the afternoon the new support team … Continue reading →

Donderdag 16 augustus Meroe – Khartoum – 239km This is a travelling day. In the beginning the road is good, but overloaded with big trucks. Later on there are many holes and bad pavement, so it is dangerous for the … Continue reading →

Woensdag 15 augustus Atbara – Meroe – 102 km. Yesterday evening there was a great sandstorm and the cars are covered with very fine sand. In the morning it is cloudy and not so warm. We like that very much. … Continue reading →

Karima – Atbara – 303 km. Today we have to drive 262 kilometres through the Bayada desert. After 150 kilometres the T-Ford runs on two cylinders. Change of the fuelfilter does not solve the problem.But with a new ignition the … Continue reading →

Karima – El Kurru – Karima The Model-T has a day off. In the landrover we visit two tombs near El Kurru. They are excavated in the rocks under pyramids and are totally decorated with images of the Pharaoh, of … Continue reading →

Zondag 12 augustus Dongola – Karima – 180 km The T-Fort drives through a sandstorm.It is heavy, the sand is everywhere. In the desert Dirk changes the airfilter full of desertsand. Het stormt als we opstaan. Het regent zand. Dirk … Continue reading →

Zaterdag 11 augustus Tombos-Kerma-Dongola – 121 km Near Tombos we have visiting a statue of the black Pharaohs Taharqa. We do shopping on the market in Kerma. The people here don’t look only with the eyes, they even have colored … Continue reading →

Vrijdag 10 augustus Wawa – Tombos  135 km After a hot trip through the desert , a visit to the third cataract with a beautifull view of the Nile Vally we arrived at our Nubian guesthouse in Tombos. During the … Continue reading →

Waidi Halfa – Wawa 230 km The cars are on the boat, but on one side loaded with big packets. Dirk, Ben and our guide Ghalid remove this and step by step the landrover and the T-Ford get savely of … Continue reading →

Waidi Halfa A day of waiting. When will the boat with the cars arrive? They left on Sundaynight and should arrive 48 hours later, but… we have to wait. In the afternoon we heared the cars arrived, so we can … Continue reading →