Hi everyone,
I used to be the typical big city girl, I was exactly the type who will
take the car to go to the nearest places and my idea of a hike was to go
shopping or a short walk on the Nile side!!!
That's why I was real excited about having my first "real" hike last
weekend!!
I never imagined one small experience could change so much the way you look
at your life and at your self!
When Camel wrote his " lady fantasy" , I asked him if he was sure he was
talking about dessert , this empty scary place, and not the woman his in
love with and he told me that his words cant even express the real beauty of
its nature. Also Hatem, my dear friend wrote so much about hiking in the
nature and always sent great pieces on the beauty of dessert , I started to
hear about these SaharaSafaris guys and read their writings, I was, well ,
kind of disbelieving that dessert can be such a source for inspiration,
that's until I saw it myself!
It was my first time , so I jumped at the chance to go to a not so far away
place, Wadi Degla, I thought let's begin with something near! I must say
Iwas really surprised about the beauty of the place , not able to believe
that places like that exist so near to Cairo!!
Sand, mountain, stones & deep silence, only interuppted by other safarist
and our own laughters, I was overwhelmed by a very strange feeling of
freedom and deep satisfaction .
I felt like a baby just born, facing the world for the first time, wondering
what all I see is??? At first I was following the steps of experienced
explorers like Hatem and Dalia, but then it was like I know this place, I
couldnt keep my self from running,exploring, jumping ! I was like a child,
who was trying to walk for so long and once he succeed , you can't stop him
anymore!! He will go and explore everything in his way!!
when the sun started to go down, I sat watching the almost full moon and the
emptiness around me was wondering how I didnt see this side of life before??
How was I imprisoning myself in the work,family, friends circle??? Its like
living in a huge house with hundret rooms, but keeping yourself in one tiny
room of this house!!! I was feeling just like the piece " Horizon" , like
your life has suddenly became a new horizon, like you can see everything
from a different perspective!!
I think I will never be able to be who I was before, I can't now imagine not
being close to pure nature for a long time!! I have always hated the hectic
and crowded city, but now I know I have an escape!! And believe me, No one
can stop me now.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!
GK