Saturday morning was spent by the hotel pool. Some played water volleyball, whilst others just enjoyed the sun and the relaxation time.
After lunch we got back on the coach for a 6 hours trip back to Cairo. I think a lot of us used this time to relect on what we'd achieved. I had planned on selling my bike when I got home, but found myself wanting to go for a ride - I don't think my body would have allowed it, but mentally I wanted to!
Once at our final hotel, we had yet more food before our final early night.
We were up at half 5 again to ensure we were back at the airport in time for our 9:20 flight home. The flight was, again, delay but only by half an hour this time. It was a slightly longer flight home and with the mood a bit more subdued there was more 'I-spy' than 'getting to know you' going on, but still fun!!
One slight downer, was that Andy became ill around an hour before we were due to land at Heathrow. Fortunately Doctor Brian was still on hand and ensured that he was well taken care of, even if the airplane didn't have any of the necessary equipment he needed. We heard afterwards that Andy recovered after a couple of days.
Another downer was that a few of our bags were 'mislaid' once we arrived at Heathrow, which meant that some people missed their connections home. On the plus side, it gave us a bit more time together and we had relaxed farewells.
It was wonderful to see Graham after being apart for over a week and, yes, there were a few tears. I think they became tears of boredom on his part after a while though - I didn't shut up on the way home!!!
All in all and to summarise - I had the most amazing, toughest, brilliant and worthwhile week of my life. I would highly recommend it to anyone, no matter what age or current physical ability. If you have the drive to get fit for charity and to have the best experience of your life, then go for it.
If not, then make sure you sponsor me for either this trip, link below, or the next Big Heart Bike Ride which is taking place in Tanzania in June 2011 - yes, I've decided to do it all again!!!
My final thanks for everyone who has sponsored me, supported me in whatever way, and to all my new friends who did the ride - I love you all (need to go now, as it's all got far too soppy!!!!) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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