Here I am in the desert. My image was not too far off; after hours of nothing sudddnly palm trees and water! Siwa is quite a bit larger that i had imagined. It is quickly being built up as a resort town.
But for now it is still a backpacker's heaven. $2.75 for my room tonight. Two rock hard twin beds, moderately ok shared bath, balcony that overlooks a lovely courtyard and a palm tree close enough to grab. Dinner was $3.10 consisting of vegetable couscous and lots of mint tea.
I may just stay here forever. Well really there is apparently a two-week Egyptian school holiday so rooms are booked. I hope to take a desert tour tomorrow. Hot springs for swimming, sleeping in a Beduin tent after watching the sun set o'er the Great Sand Sea.
The oasis is truly like an island. You take a bus instead of a ferry but you could walk home just as easily as you can swim from Cuba to Florida. And it feels like an island. Laid back and slow. Everyone knows you and there is no real escape. The children follow you everywhere offering rides in a donkey cart.. Now i must sleep. More tomorrow.
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