![Another new road in Sudan - 13km south of Merowe to Atbara across the Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832376.jDZMSJRn.SudanDec093692.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832378.AZYjhacK.SudanDec093694.jpg) New road across the Bayuda Desert - ca 260 km to Atbara |
![Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832379.FXAmaQc3.SudanDec093695.jpg) Bayuda Desert |
![New road Merowe to Atbara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832380.bRdlHUXo.SudanDec093696.jpg) New road Merowe to Atbara |
![Very little traffic...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832382.sUriX198.SudanDec093697.jpg) Very little traffic... |
![Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832383.t6dtthOh.SudanDec093698.jpg) Bayuda Desert |
![Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832384.BFjDwfMV.SudanDec093701.jpg) Bayuda Desert |
![Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832385.Y4OM3bd4.SudanDec093702.jpg) Bayuda Desert |
![Hitec Sudan - Fibre Optic Cable](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832386.BoWm88wz.SudanDec093703.jpg) Hitec Sudan - Fibre Optic Cable |
![Construction ahead - talk about road hazard...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832387.Wy4zJaZ5.SudanDec093705.jpg) Construction ahead - talk about road hazard... |
![Ridge of marble in the Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832388.3KCpqoAE.SudanDec093706.jpg) Ridge of marble in the Bayuda Desert |
![Rest area along the road from Merowe to Atbara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832389.0ebHXmZw.SudanDec093707.jpg) Rest area along the road from Merowe to Atbara |
![Marble - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832390.3rrCstH5.SudanDec093708.jpg) Marble - Bayuda Desert |
![Bayuda Desert beneath the marble ridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832391.ovn9FwG6.SudanDec093709.jpg) Bayuda Desert beneath the marble ridge |
![Climbing the marble ridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832392.KH4nn8Zn.SudanDec093710.jpg) Climbing the marble ridge |
![Marble - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832393.44lc6P1k.SudanDec093713.jpg) Marble - Bayuda Desert |
![Marble - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832394.pkt22Lne.SudanDec093714.jpg) Marble - Bayuda Desert |
![Sand captured by a ridge of marble, Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832395.vL1caCix.SudanDec093715.jpg) Sand captured by a ridge of marble, Bayuda Desert |
![Sand captured by a ridge of marble, Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832396.JNFpJW8O.SudanDec093716.jpg) Sand captured by a ridge of marble, Bayuda Desert |
![I had never before seen marble in its natural state](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832397.xtYpfvVd.SudanDec093717.jpg) I had never before seen marble in its natural state |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832398.pqIUhnMA.SudanDec093719.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832399.L4gD5d4n.SudanDec093720.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Panoramic view of the Bayuda Desert from on top of the Marble Ridge](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120832466.6pAhfXRD.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120832467.kiLHwoOT.jpg) Panoramic view of the Bayuda Desert from on top of the Marble Ridge |
![Hardy trees scattered across the Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832400.OGsa0dyg.SudanDec093728.jpg) Hardy trees scattered across the Bayuda Desert |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832401.oJ9B2gVZ.SudanDec093729.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832402.Hcqb2ANg.SudanDec093731.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832403.qerdOuNK.SudanDec093732.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832404.7XlhxBtU.SudanDec093733.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832405.HOI9JzdB.SudanDec093737.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832406.NE1ykid0.SudanDec093738.jpg) Marble Ridge - Bayuda Desert |
![Rest area at the Marble Ridge, Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832407.cRDuPzfR.SudanDec093740.jpg) Rest area at the Marble Ridge, Bayuda Desert |
![Sudanese man in a turban](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832408.4tis4cIH.SudanDec093742.jpg) Sudanese man in a turban |
![Sudanese men at the Marble Ridge rest area](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832409.kyPrtV5V.SudanDec093743.jpg) Sudanese men at the Marble Ridge rest area |
![Sudanese men at the Marble Ridge rest area](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832410.LxFNhFER.SudanDec093744.jpg) Sudanese men at the Marble Ridge rest area |
![Wow...pedestrian crossing...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832411.y4F2faUL.SudanDec093746.jpg) Wow...pedestrian crossing... |
![Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832412.zMFdvQa8.SudanDec093749.jpg) Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![Um Tayour 90 km](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832413.h49CsLIO.SudanDec093751.jpg) Um Tayour 90 km |
![Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832414.i7ZXwdxt.SudanDec093752.jpg) Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![Sudanese man herding sheep and a donkey along the road, Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832416.NGezhDkN.SudanDec093754.jpg) Sudanese man herding sheep and a donkey along the road, Bayuda Desert |
![Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832417.t94Az2SX.SudanDec093755.jpg) Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832418.7Ugjy2UQ.SudanDec093756.jpg) Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832425.XlSNJLnL.SudanZDec09139.jpg) Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![Mirage, Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832424.WPZ912GS.SudanZDec09138.jpg) Mirage, Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![Mirage, Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832426.OTtFaBjV.SudanZDec09140.jpg) Mirage, Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![Snake in the Bayuda Desert, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832427.1ZczjNhB.SudanZDec09142.jpg) Snake in the Bayuda Desert, Sudan |
![...not sure what kind of snake, but it doesn't look particularly dangerous](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832428.Pzq3gwci.SudanZDec09145.jpg) ...not sure what kind of snake, but it doesn't look particularly dangerous |
![SudanZDec09 146.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832429.JsozeET5.SudanZDec09146.jpg) SudanZDec09 146.jpg |
![Dunes and fine blowing sand, Bayuda Desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832419.tEEMHRH3.SudanDec093758.jpg) Dunes and fine blowing sand, Bayuda Desert |
![Break time for lunch just outside Atbara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832421.dJksTgSF.SudanDec093760.jpg) Break time for lunch just outside Atbara |
![Cement factory outside Atbara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832420.vtbFEgMM.SudanDec093759.jpg) Cement factory outside Atbara |
![Atbara Cement Factory - Al Rajhi Cement](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832431.b5qY2qqH.SudanZDec09147.jpg) Atbara Cement Factory - Al Rajhi Cement |
![Atbara Cement Factory - Al Rajhi Cement - China National Building Material & Hefei Cement Research & Development Institute](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120985570.o9dHdMS6.DSC_2321.JPG) Atbara Cement Factory - Al Rajhi Cement - China National Building Material & Hefei Cement Research & Development Institute |
![Atbara/Merowe Road - 262km completed in 24 months](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832422.cpLdX7ej.SudanDec093761.jpg) Atbara/Merowe Road - 262km completed in 24 months |
![Village outside Atbara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832423.NjiWBn8G.SudanDec093762.jpg) Village outside Atbara |