July 8: (by Krystal)

July 8: (by Krystal)July 8: (by Krystal)
One of my favourite days of the trip since it was one of the main reasons I signed up for the crazy adventure in the first place.  We headed out to the famous Giza pyramids with our new found friends. Armed with our previous knowledge and advice from our guides and a few more tourists most of the persistent street sellers were avoided with a firm la or no.  We started the pyramid adventure into the largest one a steep climb up a narrow and short tunnel especially for our new 6'2 friend Sean.  The tunnel lead to the burial chamber empty for all but a sarcophagus. The walls were empty and the whole thing was made creepier by a low eery hum coming from a mysterious source okay maybe the source was not so mysterious as it stopped when we left. After the pyramids we went camel riding! My camel was named Charlie and my camel riding partner was Anika from Australia. The key to riding - now that I am clearly an expert is to lean back when the camel is standing and to hold on to your hat or you will lose it in the sahara desert (lucky for me Jess camel guide retrieved mine)  I throughly enjoyed the experience especially when we got to trot for a few moments plus the breathtaking view of the pyramids and the Indiana Jones sound track being sung in the background.  The whole experience ended with a visit to the sphinx. The day ended with an overnight sleeper train ride.