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Hello From Khartoum
- Malachy.
We have made the long journey from southern Egypt into Sudan. It has
been four tough days of travelling. When we arrived at the ferry
terminal at the Aswan High Dam, on Lake Nasser, we were pushed and
pulled, along with hundreds of heavily burdened travellers, onto the
weekly ferry to the Sudanese town of Wadi Halfa. We slept alongside a
group of Egyptian men on the sun deck of the ferry to avoid the engine
fumes and sardine tin conditions of the main passenger room and to see
the stars by night. Later, we climbed onto the roof of the train from
Wadi Halfa in order to feel the wind on our faces and enjoy a panoramic
view of the Nile on our right and the Nubian Desert on our left as we
made the 36 hour trip to Khartoum.
We were a little anxious as we left Egypt, the hassle of the
beaurocratic border control, the long cramped journey (with squat
toilets), sharing a room with 400 others, but most of all, the unknown
of Sudan. But that fear didn't last long. We love Sudan. We feel safe
and happy here in Khartoum and we look forward to getting to know the
city and the country better. Today we spoke to Trocarie's coordinator
in Khartoum and we will visit a camp for internally displaced people on
Tuesday with one of their partners. There is no denying that there has
been trouble here, which we will talk about later. In the meantime, we
just have to survive the 40-45 degrees celcius heat.
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