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14

Luxor - Cairo

March 18, 2020 in Egypt

We had intended to stay in Luxor for 2 nights and then flying out of Cairo on the
morning of 19th. In the middle of that night, we found out that the connecting
leg of Cairo to Abu Dhabi was cancelled. That means the rest of the trip is not
useable. We had to go to Cairo ASAP to have any chance to get out. Catherine
managed to get us 3 tickets for Nile Airway from Luxor that morning. Total
panic. Trying desperately to get back to TAD for those cancelled tickets. After
hours of frantic phone message between Catherine and Silvana. I was told that

we managed to secure TAD for the outgoing tickets. They also had moved the
leaving time from 12.30pm to 11.45 am. What a miracle and a big relieve that
was. Now all we have to do is to cancel the other air tickets because we had 2
lots of tickets home. Went to breakfast this morning at the hotel thinking we
were all safe, we were called to the reception that we had an oversea phone
call. It was Catherine from Brisbane.

In totally confusion, I didn’t understand the method of my payment for my return
ticket home $1900.00 and I had only a few minutes to pay on line or I would
have lost the ticket home. Holy shit! Total panic again. The brain was not
working and the fingers were not co-operating trying to get payment through
the internet. In my state of confusion that morning, I didn’t understand I had to
do internet banking for my ticket. Sil and Jan had already paid. Went back to
room, quickly packed up and cancelled the second days accommodation.