Kassala to Khartoum

Up before the sun to catch a bus to Khartoum	Dawn in Kassala with the outline of the Taka Mountains	Dawn in Kassala with the outline of the Taka Mountains	Early morning at the Kassala Long-Distance Bus Station
Early morning start for another long distance bus ride - this time, back to Khartoum	Village of thatched rondavels outside Kassala	Some of the rondavels were painted with interesting symbols	Village of thatched rondavels on the flat desert of Eastern Sudan
Early morning shadow of the bus bound for Khartoum	Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan	Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan	Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan
Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan	Thatched rondavel with an attached two-cart garage	Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan	Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan
A herd of camels in a village	A pair of tents, Eastern Sudan	The Atbara River near Khashm el Qirba, Sudan	The Atbara River, the last major river to flow to the Nile
Crossing the bridge over the Atbara River at Kashm el Qirba, Sudan	Sudanese "Strip Mall"	Emptiness	Herd of camels on a stubbly plain
Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref	Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref	Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref	Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref
Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref	Conical huts of Sudan Railways	Passing through an area of scrubby bush	Huts of a "Real African" village near Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref
This area of Eastern Sudan is not far from the Ethiopian border	Village near near El Gadaref	Village near near El Gadaref	Village near near El Gadaref
Village near near El Gadaref	Village near near El Gadaref	Village of rondavels surrounded by a blue wall	...first hill in a while...
Al Gadarif	Al Gadarif	Al Gadarif	Al Gadarif Centre for Agrotechnology and Application
Cattle and small hills near Al Gadarif	I'm not sure what all the small piles of dirt are for...	Donkey cart on a dirt road	Water hole next to a village
As we continue west from Al Gedarif, the villages retain a distinctly "African" look	Village of thatched rondavels west of Al Gedarif, Eastern Sudan	Village of thatched rondavels west of Al Gedarif, Eastern Sudan	Eastern Sudan between El Gedarif and the Nile
Rocky outcropping	A small mountain ridge - Jebel Abu Khudud	This small area of rocky hills doesn't last long	...back in the flat plains...
Rest stop between Al Gedarif and Wadi Madani, Sudan	Thatched hut near at the rest stop	Secret Police control - again	The road leading to Khartoum from Eastern Sudan
Minaret in a village that is a combination of rondavels and the more typical houses we've seen all over northern Sudan	Man on camel herding sheep	Crossing the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani	Brickyard on the west bank of the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani
Crossing the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani	From Wadi Medani northward, no more thatched rondavel villages	Mosque in a town along the southern Blue Nile	Mosque along the Blue Nile southeast of Khartoum
The area between the Blue and White Niles south of Khartoum is known as "Gezira" - the island	A rather different mosque - Gezira, Sudan	Typical house of Northern Sudan - Gezira	Antonov An-2 biplanes (cropdusters) - Al-Hasaheisa
Antonov An-2 biplanes (cropdusters) - Al-Hasaheisa	Mosque - Gezira, Sudan	The Blue Nile	Mosque with two tall minarets, Gezira, Sudan
Mosque with two tall minarets, Gezira, Sudan	Tomb and mosque, Gezira	Mosque - Gezira	Village of tent-like huts, Gezira-Sudan
Cemetery and a large tomb, Gezira-Sudan	Arriving in Khartoum	Livestock along the railway in southern Khartoum	Herd of sheep, southern Khartoum