Wadi Halfa, Sudan – Aswan, Egypt
The following day was an early start to purchase ferry tickets and get our police
stamps to exit Sudan. Even with all the checks and stamps, no one said a word
regarding our expired visas, and we couldn’t wait to board the ferry and get out of
Sudan before anyone noticed. Being an overnight ferry departing at four a.m., I
splashed out and treated us to a cabin.
The border between the two countries ran somewhere through the middle of the
lake. After some time, a speedboat came hurrying along, police jumped aboard,
and our passports were nervously handed over. Then, mercifully, no one noticed the
dates, and we were free to go. Phew!
The remainder of the evening was spent chatting with fellow travellers and enjoying
a beautiful sunset over the Aswan Dam.
The ferry from Wadi Halfa, Sudan arrived in Aswan, Egypt around nine o’clock the
following day. We, nevertheless, only managed to place our feet upon Egyptian soil
at around eleven. Thus, the saying, “Egypt was like a visit back in time”, seemed
accurate in more ways than one.