tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post3166653086430690205..comments2023-09-10T16:56:55.697+03:00Comments on When in Cairo: American_in_Cairohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14372576948482303159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post-60923962305223926202007-04-02T12:02:00.000+02:002007-04-02T12:02:00.000+02:00I did the St. Catherine thing summer before last. ...I did the St. Catherine thing summer before last. Pearls of wisdom:<BR/><BR/>1. The light from your cellphone isn't good enough illumination<BR/>2. If you get lost, find fresh camel dung<BR/>3. It is far more than a thousand steps. It is somewhere in the neighborhood of fifteen million. I am certain.<BR/>4. There is precisely one snake in all of Sinai and it is to the right just after the monastery at the bottom. Either that, or there is precisely one naughty bedouin boy hiding in the rocks there scaring silly foreigners with hisses. Your pick.<BR/>5. Don't start climbing the wrong mountain at the outset; legs don't grow back.<BR/>6. If your climbing companions put all the bottled water in your backpack, don't let them wait until you've been to the top and back down again before drinking it.<BR/>7. When you get to the top, assuming it is nighttime, you will be offered sleeping mats for a few pounds. Studies have shown that, yes, that is mucus.<BR/><BR/>No, really. It is a marvelous experience; do enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com