![Up before the sun to catch a bus to Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811515.Tk2oVol5.SudanDec094355.jpg) Up before the sun to catch a bus to Khartoum |
![Dawn in Kassala with the outline of the Taka Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811516.yb4gCBrd.SudanDec094356.jpg) Dawn in Kassala with the outline of the Taka Mountains |
![Dawn in Kassala with the outline of the Taka Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811517.FNkkFEzS.SudanDec094357.jpg) Dawn in Kassala with the outline of the Taka Mountains |
![Early morning at the Kassala Long-Distance Bus Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811518.Sg47IzlE.SudanDec094359.jpg) Early morning at the Kassala Long-Distance Bus Station |
![Early morning start for another long distance bus ride - this time, back to Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811519.l1MVgAU1.SudanDec094361.jpg) Early morning start for another long distance bus ride - this time, back to Khartoum |
![Village of thatched rondavels outside Kassala](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811520.CLW0wmOO.SudanDec094362.jpg) Village of thatched rondavels outside Kassala |
![Some of the rondavels were painted with interesting symbols](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811521.bO8B0Cz1.SudanDec094363.jpg) Some of the rondavels were painted with interesting symbols |
![Village of thatched rondavels on the flat desert of Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811522.Da2vSJgI.SudanDec094364.jpg) Village of thatched rondavels on the flat desert of Eastern Sudan |
![Early morning shadow of the bus bound for Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811523.MLRTHnzh.SudanDec094366.jpg) Early morning shadow of the bus bound for Khartoum |
![Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811524.SN2jxasx.SudanDec094367.jpg) Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan |
![Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811525.IUBy4d9y.SudanDec094371.jpg) Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan |
![Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811526.TdZirT5L.SudanDec094372.jpg) Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan |
![Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811527.L7trOPoX.SudanDec094375.jpg) Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan |
![Thatched rondavel with an attached two-cart garage](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811529.935d3OnV.SudanDec094376.jpg) Thatched rondavel with an attached two-cart garage |
![Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811530.DFSdkOlc.SudanDec094377.jpg) Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan |
![Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811531.bCdRepWQ.SudanDec094378.jpg) Village between Kassala and Al Gadaref, Eastern Sudan |
![A herd of camels in a village](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811532.Sh8K7376.SudanDec094379.jpg) A herd of camels in a village |
![A pair of tents, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811533.iIEPupGD.SudanDec094380.jpg) A pair of tents, Eastern Sudan |
![The Atbara River near Khashm el Qirba, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811534.kbjzOcKY.SudanDec094382.jpg) The Atbara River near Khashm el Qirba, Sudan |
![The Atbara River, the last major river to flow to the Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811535.tysmVWw1.SudanDec094383.jpg) The Atbara River, the last major river to flow to the Nile |
![Crossing the bridge over the Atbara River at Kashm el Qirba, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811536.Aje53BOq.SudanDec094384.jpg) Crossing the bridge over the Atbara River at Kashm el Qirba, Sudan |
![Sudanese Strip Mall](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811537.JFpZYj8L.SudanDec094385.jpg) Sudanese "Strip Mall" |
![Emptiness](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811539.KC49xK5i.SudanDec094387.jpg) Emptiness |
![Herd of camels on a stubbly plain](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811540.1hATMN04.SudanDec094389.jpg) Herd of camels on a stubbly plain |
![Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811541.36takDU4.SudanDec094390.jpg) Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref |
![Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811543.nyQ8T1Ll.SudanDec094391.jpg) Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref |
![Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811544.RUTa2Uz9.SudanDec094392.jpg) Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref |
![Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811545.YvXluEaI.SudanDec094393.jpg) Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref |
![Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811546.0Qx8wIvp.SudanDec094394.jpg) Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref |
![Conical huts of Sudan Railways](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811547.oDWfwNoc.SudanDec094395.jpg) Conical huts of Sudan Railways |
![Passing through an area of scrubby bush](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811548.JYlH1kE3.SudanDec094396.jpg) Passing through an area of scrubby bush |
![Huts of a Real African village near Cattle country of Eastern Sudan near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811551.qod3u8eM.SudanDec094402.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811552.Aa8m45IR.SudanDec094403.jpg) This area of Eastern Sudan is not far from the Ethiopian border |
![Village near near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811553.BUtjn0U3.SudanDec094405.jpg) Village near near El Gadaref |
![Village near near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811554.1dRPQoAD.SudanDec094406.jpg) Village near near El Gadaref |
![Village near near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811555.FMKci1kx.SudanDec094407.jpg) Village near near El Gadaref |
![Village near near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811556.qkY4pLXm.SudanDec094408.jpg) Village near near El Gadaref |
![Village near near El Gadaref](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811557.IXGrb3st.SudanDec094409.jpg) Village near near El Gadaref |
![Village of rondavels surrounded by a blue wall](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811558.4uC38uHu.SudanDec094410.jpg) Village of rondavels surrounded by a blue wall |
![...first hill in a while...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811559.pqAVD5fe.SudanDec094412.jpg) ...first hill in a while... |
![Al Gadarif](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811560.yTwhQzoS.SudanDec094414.jpg) Al Gadarif |
![Al Gadarif](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811561.IRN1iKzD.SudanDec094415.jpg) Al Gadarif |
![Al Gadarif](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811593.S6NCaRTs.SudanDec094416.jpg) Al Gadarif |
![Al Gadarif Centre for Agrotechnology and Application](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811594.sov0ci5Z.SudanDec094418.jpg) Al Gadarif Centre for Agrotechnology and Application |
![Cattle and small hills near Al Gadarif](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811595.pbsJ0WvL.SudanDec094419.jpg) Cattle and small hills near Al Gadarif |
![I'm not sure what all the small piles of dirt are for...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811596.e87dAZrg.SudanDec094420.jpg) I'm not sure what all the small piles of dirt are for... |
![Donkey cart on a dirt road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811597.us93vAZZ.SudanDec094422.jpg) Donkey cart on a dirt road |
![Water hole next to a village](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811598.yqRBFrGQ.SudanDec094423.jpg) Water hole next to a village |
![As we continue west from Al Gedarif, the villages retain a distinctly African look](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811599.5zYhXOQT.SudanDec094424.jpg) As we continue west from Al Gedarif, the villages retain a distinctly "African" look |
![Village of thatched rondavels west of Al Gedarif, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811600.vPTO0RzB.SudanDec094425.jpg) Village of thatched rondavels west of Al Gedarif, Eastern Sudan |
![Village of thatched rondavels west of Al Gedarif, Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811601.wai0Ak1D.SudanDec094426.jpg) Village of thatched rondavels west of Al Gedarif, Eastern Sudan |
![Eastern Sudan between El Gedarif and the Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811602.evtSAkVK.SudanDec094427.jpg) Eastern Sudan between El Gedarif and the Nile |
![Rocky outcropping](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811603.9MuZhntB.SudanDec094428.jpg) Rocky outcropping |
![A small mountain ridge - Jebel Abu Khudud](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811604.NZ6Fv0ve.SudanDec094430.jpg) A small mountain ridge - Jebel Abu Khudud |
![This small area of rocky hills doesn't last long](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811605.4tulTyhx.SudanDec094431.jpg) This small area of rocky hills doesn't last long |
![...back in the flat plains...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811606.JbGMqtRJ.SudanDec094434.jpg) ...back in the flat plains... |
![Rest stop between Al Gedarif and Wadi Madani, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811608.OJMv8DJ5.SudanDec094435.jpg) Rest stop between Al Gedarif and Wadi Madani, Sudan |
![Thatched hut near at the rest stop](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811609.nhbZKGq6.SudanDec094437.jpg) Thatched hut near at the rest stop |
![Secret Police control - again](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811610.NCmPpaTz.SudanDec094438.jpg) Secret Police control - again |
![The road leading to Khartoum from Eastern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811611.ULIca5HI.SudanDec094439.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811612.OdPjQfzC.SudanDec094440.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811613.rC3BMNcY.SudanDec094441.jpg) Man on camel herding sheep |
![Crossing the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811614.QZy6CKi8.SudanDec094444.jpg) Crossing the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani |
![Brickyard on the west bank of the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811615.IvWwaToX.SudanDec094445.jpg) Brickyard on the west bank of the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani |
![Crossing the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811616.2oBdbQ9D.SudanDec094446.jpg) Crossing the Blue Nile at Wadi Medani |
![From Wadi Medani northward, no more thatched rondavel villages](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811618.7lP5Sda9.SudanDec094448.jpg) From Wadi Medani northward, no more thatched rondavel villages |
![Mosque in a town along the southern Blue Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811620.A721PPoO.SudanDec094449.jpg) Mosque in a town along the southern Blue Nile |
![Mosque along the Blue Nile southeast of Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811622.bOFCw8cn.SudanDec094451.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811623.XuAu7nb3.SudanDec094452.jpg) The area between the Blue and White Niles south of Khartoum is known as "Gezira" - the island |
![A rather different mosque - Gezira, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811624.TxdDcsnF.SudanDec094453.jpg) A rather different mosque - Gezira, Sudan |
![Typical house of Northern Sudan - Gezira](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811625.w9OMOGQh.SudanDec094454.jpg) Typical house of Northern Sudan - Gezira |
![Antonov An-2 biplanes (cropdusters) - Al-Hasaheisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811626.9YICQ3dx.SudanDec094455.jpg) Antonov An-2 biplanes (cropdusters) - Al-Hasaheisa |
![Antonov An-2 biplanes (cropdusters) - Al-Hasaheisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811628.I2f9hlF3.SudanDec094456.jpg) Antonov An-2 biplanes (cropdusters) - Al-Hasaheisa |
![Mosque - Gezira, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811629.pg028cP3.SudanDec094457.jpg) Mosque - Gezira, Sudan |
![The Blue Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811630.65oaKRVa.SudanDec094458.jpg) The Blue Nile |
![Mosque with two tall minarets, Gezira, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811631.uOvhCv0t.SudanDec094459.jpg) Mosque with two tall minarets, Gezira, Sudan |
![Mosque with two tall minarets, Gezira, Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811633.ITnop2fp.SudanDec094461.jpg) Mosque with two tall minarets, Gezira, Sudan |
![Tomb and mosque, Gezira](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811632.akcvLYC0.SudanDec094460.jpg) Tomb and mosque, Gezira |
![Mosque - Gezira](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811634.CqAQDlwe.SudanDec094462.jpg) Mosque - Gezira |
![Village of tent-like huts, Gezira-Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811635.cW55K44Y.SudanDec094464.jpg) Village of tent-like huts, Gezira-Sudan |
![Cemetery and a large tomb, Gezira-Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811636.sqaYSiWZ.SudanDec094465.jpg) Cemetery and a large tomb, Gezira-Sudan |
![Arriving in Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811637.NfaSNdK4.SudanDec094467.jpg) Arriving in Khartoum |
![Livestock along the railway in southern Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811638.8K5JPAKk.SudanDec094468.jpg) Livestock along the railway in southern Khartoum |
![Herd of sheep, southern Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120811639.WYySYloX.SudanDec094469.jpg) Herd of sheep, southern Khartoum |