Kerma – Wadi Halfa

Camping in Kerma
Almost full moon, lots of noises in the night, goats, cows, donkeys and three different imams in the mosques that woke us up early the next morning.
We went back to the souk to try to fine the way to Abri, which was also difficult because of the road constructions. We wanted to go along the Nile, but the Sudanese only want you to take the shortest road. Anyway, in the end we were on the same road we left the day earlier and had to skip the third cataract of the Nile. For 40 km we were in the desert, no proper road, stones, and sand. The good thing was that the haboub had stopped. We finally saw some blue skies.
At last we saw the Nile again. It is an impressive sight, all sand except a string of palm trees and the Nile. Now we crossed lots of Nubian villages. Ed and Helma were able to exchange some Arabic greetings. On the way we were invited to a wedding, 2 times for breakfast and some tea or water. We hardly met other cars so it was very lonely and hot.
Then we reached Abri, our target for the day. In the souk we found our English friends again. As we were supposed to be on the same ferry it was good to see them.
Although there was a place with air cooling and cold drinks it was tempting to stay there but Ed was overruled. We wanted to camp for the last time along the Nile. We found a wonderful spot. In the evening the villagers came back from their gardens and gave us unions and lemons. Tomorrow Wadi halfa.