This past weekend, the family went out to Wadi Digla in the Sahara Desert for a 5K run sponsored by Cairo American College. We had fun hiking up the canyon to the race site, and the girls had fun exploring in the desert for shells and rocks. Katie enjoyed looking at birds.
Here are some pictures:
Looking up the Canyon to the plain of Sahara Desert
CAC Buses arrive with the runners and their families
Beautiful Formations in Wadi Digla
Climbing up the canyon to the running site
Maya climbing up to the running site
Climbing to the running site
Wadi Digla
Me and the girls before the run at the start line
Running through the desert (I'm the guy in all blue)
Running in solitude in the Sahara
Running in Solitude
Finally Finished!
Looking back down into the canyon, sometimes called "The Grand Canyon of Egypt"
The desert is beautiful
Ivy, Katie and Maya on the edge of the canyon in Wadi Digla
Another shot of the exansive desert