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...a journey of a life time through ibn batuta's africa |
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last position details day 06 date june 27 country
sudan town/area khartoum gps 15° 36 42.029 N 32° 32 03.089 E distance 02365 km
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home base 8:00am june 27: the johnstones made good use of their rooftop tent by camping at the blue nile sailing club. they enjoyed a nice breakfast overlooking the great views where the blue and white nile join together. the mahmoods stayed at the green village hotel as khartoum is hosting a UN conference and many hotels were fully booked. later, the group will be exploring khartoum, visiting museums and going to omdurman souq. it is one of the oldest souqs (market) in khartoum with a traditional atmosphere. everything is available here and along the long alleys, handicrafts can be purchased, especially african beads, copperware, gold and silver jewelry, and artwork made from ivory, ebony and other quality wood.
home base 2:40pm: there is a lot of traffic with many UN cars visible everywhere. early this morning the group went to see the river and watch fishermen catch fish from the nile river ... a lovely photo opportunity. the omdurman souq was nice with traditional shopping and they got the opportunity to meet the friendly locals. for lunch, the group enjoyed a bbq (brai), sudanese style and were enjoying their day. later, they went by speedboat to both the blue and white nile to collect water. this will be poured into the ocean (along with the water collected from the arabian gulf. see day 01) at cape point at the end of their journey.
home base 9:30pm: tonight, the johnstones are enjoying a fish bbq at their campsite, eating a fish caught by one of the locals. |
* seeing the confluence of the blue and white nile * watching fishermen early in the morning
* a lot of traffic and many checkpoints * a very hot day reaching 41 degrees celsius * the blue nile is far from blue and should be renamed the brown nile! |
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