As a general rule, kidnap victims don’t have too many kind words for their abductors. But that’s only because they’ve never been kidnapped by Bedouin tribesman in Egypt. Two California women got to experience that little slice of life last Friday and were held for several hours by armed men, while they were on a minivan tour of Sinai. But what started out as a scary experience actually ended up being rather pleasant. First, the abductors allowed the Egyptian tour guide to come with them and while they had visible guns, they never pointed them at the hostages. They then joked to the women that they were just continuing their tour of the area. One of the captors also put his cigarette out when the woman claimed the smoke was bothering her. When the car stopped, they made a fire and offered them coffee. When one of the hostages said she didn’t drink coffee, they offered tea instead along with pita bread, nuts and dried fruit. They were finally released unharmed and with all their belongings intact. (shortlist.com)
See ya in the morning,
Lou-Anne
