Leg 114, Al Booster, Gabr, Libya to Aswan, Egypt
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That was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t think it would be visible in Egypt but I did get to witness a partial eclipse when the sun went down. So cool.
12-14 Al Booster (Habr) HL0N 3:57 AM
12-14 Al Jaghbub HLAL 4:05 AM
12-14 Habata HE18 4:54 AM
12-14 Sidi Barrani HE40 5:08 AM
12-14 Mersa Matruh HEMM 5:32 AM
12-14 Badr El Din HE11 6:14 AM
12-14 Dakhla HEDK 7:51 AM
12-14 Shark El Oweinat Intl HEOW 8:53 AM
12-14 Wadi Halfa HSSW 9:54 AM
12-14 Abu Simbel HEBL 10:14 AM
12-14 Aswan Intl HESN 11:00 AM
Flight time 7:03 10 stops
First stop Habata Airport, Egypt. Clearly a military air base near the border
Sidi Barani, a bit cloaser to the coats, another military air base
They were very friendly, didn’t mind me landing without announcing myself at all
Mersa Matruh, popular resort town
Also known for Rommel beach and Rommel museum located in caves that served as the German WWII commander’s headquarters.
Pretty place
Well defended too, another air base but also international airport
Heading South to Badr Al Din
Mostly flat but taking a step down here
The step is creating some odd patterns
Badr Al Din is just an oil/gas mining area, on wards to Dakhla
20 knot cross wind pushing my plane at an angle
The desert, either the same for hours or changing every couple minutes
Dakhla, one of the seven oases of Egypt’s Western Desert
Skimming the dunes for a change
No shortage of sand here
Shark El Owainat, looks like an IQ test, find and extend the pattern
Heavily defended farm land
Continuing on to Wadi Halfa
Lake Nubia
It’s dammed at Aswan, about 290 km North-East from here
Wadi Halfa, Sudan, the town is to the left on the shore of Lake Nubia
Port town at the end of a rail line from Khartoum, goods transfer to a boat here
Going downstream or North-East along the lake, check out the sun
At the shore of lake Nubia, something’s happening with the sun
I did not expect to get to see the solar eclipse here!
Partial solar eclipse over Lake Nubia, Egypt
Arriving at Abu Simbel
Known for the Abu Simbel temples, build by King Ramses II 3,000 year ago
Not in the original spot though, relocated in 1968 when the Aswan dam was build
Crossing the Sheikh Zayed Canal for irrigation of the desert
Dark again, last stop incoming
Aswan at the end of lake Nassar, after Aswan high dam it’s simply the Nile again
Aswan also has several historical sites
Qubbet el-Hawa left and Fatamid cemetary right
Tomorrow I’ll be following the Nile to visit the Pyramids.