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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM December 1–2, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:30 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:50 p.m.	Weather 78°F
Traveled Since Nov. 30 81 mi / 131 km Cumulative 1298 mi / 2091 km	Lat: 30° 35' 25" N Lon: 32° 16' 50" E Elev: 0 ft / 0 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from December 1 to December 2. The almanac data refers to December 2.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Zagazig (12/1) / Ismailia (12/2)
Where We're Staying: Hotel Araby (12/1) / Hotel Isis (12/2)
Places We Visited: Bicycle-only day — no visits
Featured Site: Zifta/Mit Ghamr Bridge over the Nile
Person of the Day: People of Egypt
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: fruit cocktail!; Breakfast: bread and fried-cheese sandwiches; Lunch: kushari; Dinner: kofta, roast chicken, pinto beans, rice, and salad; Olive Count: 1180
Word of the Day: Fein . . . ? means "Where is the . . . ?" in Arabic.
Tech Fact of the Day: Egyptian service taxis: Flat Count (Cumulative): 3; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 19


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