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 |
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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 |