So, the day after Dr Adel's birthday (Day 17), Dr Adel took us to the desert for a Bedouin dinner. And it was amazing.
They kill a goat, and slow cook it in an underground oven (?quite common in many African countries). The meat was probably the best I'd ever had (very very tender and not overdone like most meats in Egypt) and the veg was amazing. I don't think I've ever loved overcooked-carrots so much!
Arriving at the Bedouin "Desert Restaurant"
The Bedouins retrieving the exceedingly tasty goat and veg.
Our Desert Dinner, courtesy to the Bedouin people.
After dinner I had a mini-camel ride (AMAZING!)
And this was followed by a bit of stargazing.
Dr Adel also invited his lady-friend and her ?visiting German friends, one of whom had a MASSIVE flash light for his quite posh camera which he insisted on using the ENTIRE TIME..
Then on Monday (Day 23), Amr (our mafia-esq father-like figure) took us desert quad-biking, and I *finally* learnt how to tie the Arabic scarfs!! We dined on the beach in Na'ama Bay with some of Amr's friends and I had the most *amazing* paella. When I opted for paella, Amr said, "How did you know!" It was GREAT.
Desert Quad-Biking at Sundown: Half-way Point
Dining on the beach by candle light..
And lastly, a couple of stragglers:-
The Moon and the Evening Star
The Chamber will no doubt be eerily quiet again tomorrow, what with all this volcanic ash polava (do excuse the pun). Although with 3/4 of flights resuming.. Maybe not?
Either way, I must be orf to my bed.
Holy mackerel.
ReplyDeleteThe Bedouin's goat dinner has been on the NG channel for many times over, and I dribbled every time when I couldn't resist watching it again and again.
Don't forget my scarf.
The sandwich looks like a "shau-bing-yeo-teau", only by replacing yeo-teau with stuffing. But it is the stuffing that counts, and must be tasty and fully.
I must visit Eygpt.