on the Alexandria Desert Road

Back in Cairo and eager to try our hands at Egyptian traffic, we chose Alexandria for our first road trip.

Alexandria is a 2 1/2 hour drive north to the Mediterranean Sea... but this blog is not about the destination, it's about the journey!

First we gassed up.

The Alexandria Desert road is a toll road; 5 Egyptian pounds ($0.90 Canadian) each way.

Although the road runs through the  desert, there are many places to stop for a drink,

or to pray..

Vendors selling pottery

and scarves.

This farm is raising pigeons, a favorite Egyptian  meal.

Egyptians love to decorate their trucks,

 and load them up,

and ride in the back.

230  kilometers later, we arrived.