On Sunday morning we set out to Marah and Elim and on to Mt. Sinai. The picture shows a fairly typical roadside view from our bus. There were places with some green but not many.
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On Sunday morning we set out to Marah and Elim and on to Mt. Sinai. The picture shows a fairly typical roadside view from our bus. There were places with some green but not many. |
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Not quite everything is that dry. These are some flowers at a place where we stopped for a few minutes. The
secret: drip irrigation.
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Marah with Gulf of Suez and Egypt mainland in background |
| Gulf of Suez and Egypt mainland in background |
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On the way to Elim we noticed that the road was being repaired. At Elim we met a Bedouin woman, together with her son and daughter. After welcoming us, she told us that her home had been washed away in floods about 2 weeks ago. That explained the problem with the roads. Our guide said married Bedouin women dressed very well. Danielle noticed she was wearing eye make up.
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