Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 1 of 9 This trip has me leaving Africa and traveling all the way to Southwest Asia. Sounds impressive, right? In reality, all I did was drive to Suez and take the tunnel that goes under the Suez Canal. My destination for this trip is Mount Sinai, which is down in the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula, with a few side trips of course. Heading south from Suez, I made a stop at Ain Musa, the Springs of Moses. This is said to be the spot where Moses and the Israelites camped after crossing the Red Sea into Sinai. The water was too brackish to drink, until Moses threw a piece of wood into it and it became drinkable. There are only these two wells here now, and some shacks with people selling souvenirs. Other than that there was not much else to see. Back on the road again, I head south and then east into the interior of the Sinai, to get to St. Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 2 of 9 I was up at 1 AM and had a cup of thick, almost syrupy Turkish coffee, and was on my way. I got to St. Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 VERY cool, mate! I wish that I could go and see some of those sights some day. I'd also like to check out the Bar Lev line and 1973 Yom Kippur War battle sights; well the 1967 stuff too. I've always been very interested in the Middle East wars between Israel and the Arabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 3 of 9 The view after the sun was up was truly amazing. As you can see I had plenty of company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 4 of 9 Since I climbed at night, I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 5 of 9 More pictures of the climb up. The view from here is hard describe, you almost feel like you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 6 of 9 If anything the view going back down is even more impressive than the view going up. You have this unbelievable panorama spread out before you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 7 of 9 Some more pictures of the way down. As you are about to reach the trail head, St. Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 8 of 9 St. Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Road Trip 9 of 9 This was a fascinating trip. The scenery was spectacular and the centuries of history all in one spot is mind boggling. But I had to head back to Cairo. In hindsight, this was too much to try and do in one weekend. I had been up since 1 AM and I was beat when I pulled out around noon to drive home. This really needs to be a three day trip. I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Sid Posted March 2, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Stunning views, cheers for sharing. Historic doesn't seem the right word to describe the sites....can't think of an appropriate one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Historic doesn't seem the right word to describe the sites.... Well, it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 That was a classic shot of the archway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Fantastic trip and pictures Trib! I just wish you could have hidden one of your secret spy cameras in an apple or something and got some pics inside that chapel! But alas, the pics you do have are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted March 2, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Thanks for posting, I enjoyed the tour from Wisconsin. Pooka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediteo Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Excellent pictures Tribunus. I really enjoy your little travel stories. Must quite quite a feeling looking at that kinda history. Truly remarkable. A big S! to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Nice trip, Thanks for the tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Very cool man. Thanks for sharing. I hope you remembered you weren't Moses and kept your wood out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Thanks mate, I hope one day to go there too. Your photography is excellent BTW. Should I one day make it to the Holy Land, I'll look you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erco Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Wow! Thanks for sharing that! If'n it were me, I'd have a hankerin' to climb Mt. Serbal now. Amazing about the one legged chap. I love the stuff you post about Egypt- even a trip to the corner store is eye opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweper Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Salute Tribunus! Thanks for sharing amazing description and pics. Really enjoying reading your Road Trips. Swep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Very cool! Yeah, that climb looked like a challenge. Great pics. ~S~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_asas Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 great pics and trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted March 4, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 ~S~ Trib, Great story and excellent pictures, thank's for sharing M8. "7 of 9" has to be my favorite !!! LOL ~S~ Painless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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