Luxurious Cairo
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm (Endurance Running, Home)
Brown. Sand.
Those are my intial impressions of Cairo. There is a distinct lack in greenery in this land; not quite the Garden City that is Singapore, although this is more than made up for by the smiles and graciousness of the people.
Arrived two days ago and have been ensconced in the JW Marriott, engaing in some serious pampering in the form of room service and being sprawled out in the King-sized bed. Braved the traffic and pollution yesterday in a short walk around old Cairo but had to call it a day after about 6 hours on my feet, the dust and noise taking their toll on my senses.
Today is the day that all competitors will arrive and check in at the Dusit Thani. Tomorrow morning we go through an equipment check and then in the afternoon we get bussed out to the middle of the Sahara. After umpteen times packing and repacking, I’ve got my gear down to just over 10kg. The water will add another couple of kg’s; pretty decent weight, I reckon.
Almost showtime…