Day 1
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After a big buffet breakfast at our hotel, we began our long, slow journey from Cairo. Our first stop was at the Giza Pyramids for a departure “ceremony” that consisted of a few photos and some catered refreshments. After this, we had a slow-moving police escort out of the city. The police presence was overwhelming, as all the officers seemed to want to take part, showing off their sirens in a continual game of one-upsmanship, while others barked through their loudspeakers something to the effect of “stay away from the white people,” apparently.
As we waved goodbye to our escorts at the edge of the city, we began a long slow climb to lunch, rising above the smog layer, and leaving the cacophony of traffic behind. The roads are wide, well-paved, and are filled with surprisingly light loads of traffic.
For me, lunch consisted of a peanut butter and tomato sandwich and a couple bananas. My stomach had been slightly upset all day, and after lunch it took a turn for the worse, culminating in a series of spectacular purging events that I won’t discuss any further.
It turns out that during our convoy from the city, one rider had three flat tires and eventually had to get on the truck. Already one person out of EFI status. I’m beginning to understand why EFI is so difficult to achieve, if a bike malfunction during a convoy can kick you out of the club.