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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM November 27–28, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:39 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:58 p.m.	Weather 80°F
Traveled Since Nov. 26 54 mi / 87 km Cumulative 1217 mi / 1960 km	Lat: 31° 12' 04" N Lon: 29° 53' 53" E Elev: 0 ft / 0 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from November 27 to November 28. The almanac data refers to November 28.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Alexandria
Where We're Staying: Hotel Union
Places We Visited: Nile Delta
Featured Site: Nile Delta
Person of the Day: Nile River
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: water; Breakfast: bread and water; Lunch: eat 'n' run sandwiches, and water; Dinner: salad, macaroni, spaghetti, pizza, and water; Olive Count: 1172
Word of the Day: Merhab means "welcome" in Egyptian Arabic and is something people have gone out of their way to make us feel.
Tech Fact of the Day: Controlling the Nile: Flat Count (Cumulative): 3; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 17


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