Sudan's Northern Highway on the West Bank of the Nile heading towards New Dongola |
Typical road-side village of Northern Sudan |
Sudanese village on the West Bank of the Nile |
North Sudan Highway km 396 |
Village with a tall minaret at km 407 |
Village with a tall minaret at km 407 |
Gates along the North Sudan Highway south of (New) Dongola |
Freshly paved section of the North Sudan Highway to Dongola |
Herd of around 60 camels in line-abreast formation heading north to Egypt |
Another herd of camels, but this one smaller than the one we saw the day before |
Camels being herded north bound for market in Egypt |
Herd of camels along the road south of Dongola |
Herd of camels along the road south of Dongola |
Herd of camels along the road south of Dongola |
Camel herd, Nubia |
Mounted camel herders on the long walk to Egypt |
Camels in Nubia |
Herd of camels along the road south of Dongola |
Camels being driven north to Egypt |
Camels being driven north to Egypt |
Camels being driven north to Egypt |
Camel herders checking us out |
From the rear it looks like the herd numbers maybe 100 |
...and a pose for the camera before they move on... |
As we'll later find out, some of the camels don't survive the harsh trail |
Late again, we didn't want a second night in the tents so we rebelled and demanded a hotel in New Dongola |
Mosque in New Dongola |
Late afternoon, New Dongola |
Most of the hotels in New Dongola are pretty nasty...give Sameer Amiss Hotel a miss |
...same with the Lord Hotel, oh lord... |
The decent-looking airport hotel was full, but thank my limited Arabic I spotted this "Funduq" |
Not in the 1st edition Bradt guide - Hotel Al-Isra' Walda'a' - |
فندق الاسراء والدعاء |
We managed dinner on our own while Mahmoud was off registering our arrival with the Dongola police |
Breakfast with Mahmoud in New Dongola |
New Dongola |
Road in front of the Hotel Al-Isra, New Dongola |
The truck parted in front of the hotel in New Dongola |
Dongola Taxi |
Sudan does minarets well |
Coca-Cola depot, New Dongola |
New Dongola |