Bayuda Desert

Another new road in Sudan - 13km south of Merowe to Atbara across the Bayuda Desert	New road across the Bayuda Desert - ca 260 km to Atbara	Bayuda Desert	New road Merowe to Atbara
Very little traffic...	Bayuda Desert	Bayuda Desert	Bayuda Desert
Hitec Sudan - Fibre Optic Cable	Construction ahead - talk about road hazard...	Ridge of marble in the Bayuda Desert	Rest area along the road from Merowe to Atbara
Marble - Bayuda Desert	Bayuda Desert beneath the marble ridge	Climbing the marble ridge	Marble - Bayuda Desert
Marble - Bayuda Desert	Sand captured by a ridge of marble, Bayuda Desert	Sand captured by a ridge of marble, Bayuda Desert	I had never before seen marble in its natural state
Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert	Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert	Panoramic view of the Bayuda Desert from on top of the Marble Ridge	Panoramic view of the Bayuda Desert from on top of the Marble Ridge
Hardy trees scattered across the Bayuda Desert	Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert	Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert	Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert
Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert	Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert	Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert	Rest area at the Marble Ridge, Bayuda Desert
Sudanese man in a turban	Sudanese men at the Marble Ridge rest area	Sudanese men at the Marble Ridge rest area	Wow...pedestrian crossing...
Bayuda Desert, Sudan	Um Tayour 90 km	Bayuda Desert, Sudan	Sudanese man herding sheep and a donkey along the road, Bayuda Desert
Bayuda Desert, Sudan	Bayuda Desert, Sudan	Bayuda Desert, Sudan	Mirage, Bayuda Desert, Sudan
Mirage, Bayuda Desert, Sudan	Snake in the Bayuda Desert, Sudan	...not sure what kind of snake, but it doesn't look particularly dangerous	SudanZDec09 146.jpg
Dunes and fine blowing sand, Bayuda Desert	Break time for lunch just outside Atbara	Cement factory outside Atbara	Atbara Cement Factory - Al Rajhi Cement
Atbara Cement Factory - Al Rajhi Cement - China National Building Material & Hefei Cement Research & Development Institute	Atbara/Merowe Road - 262km completed in 24 months	Village outside Atbara