abu simbel

Woo hoo - another hotel with internet that works. I have so much catching up to do and so many ppl who want to know how things are going. We went to the grand daddy of all temples today and guess what - we had a sand storm !!!!!!! They only have them a few times a year and we were lucky enough to be right in the middle of it. We couldn't see much - not much further than 20m so photography was limited. I resorted top buying a few postcards for my album. Abu Simbel is huge - the ppl standing next to it literally look like ants. Our tour guide was telling us that on average it takes 20yrs to complete any of these structures and approx 1.2 mil men. I think I may have told u this b4 - sorry if I am repeating myself.
Thats it for temples now - we are going back to Cairo tomorrow in a very clapped out train that is dirty and smelly - sounds delightful :)
I am on my way home - wooooo hoooooo. You had better start preparing urself for my non-stop talk - hold on - thats what I usually do anyway lol.
Going well on the no smoking. Didn't have any in Dubai or Zambia but everyone smokes in Egypt so I have had a few but I am still determined to give up once I return.
I have spent a lot of money but in doing that I have bought heaps of pressies for b'days and christmas and I am going to do up the 2 spare rooms - 1 is going to be called "Out of Africa" and decorated as such and the will be "Into Egypt". I am really excited about this and can't wait to get home and start.
Missing everyone - 7 weeks is just way too long but really happy that i have had the chance to do this - being here makes me realise that there really is no place like home

Aswan, Egypt