Here is an excerpt from an email from Dan I got just today; it made me laugh, and for those who have first-hand experience with the Munday luck, you will know what he is referring to:
“WELL your bad luck has rubbed of on me
were should i start
1 the first place i looked at staying in dahab was full
2 the 2place i looked at had room but was 3 times more expensive but it was late and i was tired soo i took it
3 the 2 place turned out to be really noisey soo i couldnt sleep past 6am soo i had to move
4 then i found a nice quiet place (soo i thought) for 40egp (4jds) then a 6 am again a delivery van full of gas bottles parked under my window for an hour
5 then i finallly got back to sleep and half hour later the manager came bashing at my door saying a water pipe had burst and i had to get out of the room asap
6 then i found another room it was more expensive then the first place
7 then i booked a place here in cairo so when i arrived at 6 in the morning i would have place to rest straight away but i got there without sleeping much on the bus trip overnight to findout the hotel i booked lost my reservation and were full for two more days..
8 soo then i had to walk around cairo at 6 in the morning looking for a hotel wich most were full
9 soo i then finally found one i was soo tired by then i didnt care anymore [or so i thought] i went to sleep only the be woken up and hour later by bed bugs
10 then i went the the recpetion to ask for another room they were full
11 no refund
12 i walked some more until i found a place with a dorm opening up at 12pm soo i still hadnt slept showerd or eaten
13 lucky 13 i went the the egyptan musuem and it was fucking amazing expensive but worth it
14 now i have a dorm room but it is nice and it cheap
hows that for a fun first 5 days in egypt?”
Well… the luck can only get better…let’s hope!