![Arriving at the West Bank landing of the New Delgo Ferry](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832719.Oh9cldmO.SudanDec091522.jpg) Arriving at the West Bank landing of the New Delgo Ferry |
![Sudan flag, New Delgo Ferry](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832720.v8MoXDF0.SudanDec091524.jpg) Sudan flag, New Delgo Ferry |
![West Bank of the Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832721.U0kwr4wz.SudanDec091525.jpg) West Bank of the Nile |
![The New Delgo Ferry deposits you on the West Bank south of the Temple of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832722.z1MSqnIs.SudanDec091526.jpg) The New Delgo Ferry deposits you on the West Bank south of the Temple of Sesibi |
![Road cut into the bank leading up from the ferry landing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832723.Ojkh6wpX.SudanDec091527.jpg) Road cut into the bank leading up from the ferry landing |
![Beehive Tomb, Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833413.pVEYYnsh.SudanDec092243.jpg) Beehive Tomb, Nubia |
![Mosque and cemetery in a West Bank Nubian village](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832724.0FuICYHN.SudanDec091530.jpg) Mosque and cemetery in a West Bank Nubian village |
![Nubian village south of Sesibi on the West Bank of the Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832725.TeagGHm1.SudanDec091534.jpg) Nubian village south of Sesibi on the West Bank of the Nile |
![Tidy Nubian house with stripes painted along the roofline](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832726.debYERcF.SudanDec091535.jpg) Tidy Nubian house with stripes painted along the roofline |
![An old abandoned Nubian house](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832727.rAAD8Xd2.SudanDec091538.jpg) An old abandoned Nubian house |
![Nubian village mosque with a tall minaret south of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832728.vTNdTu3w.SudanDec091542.jpg) Nubian village mosque with a tall minaret south of Sesibi |
![Three Palms](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832729.B11wUZ9y.SudanDec091543.jpg) Three Palms |
![Nubian village mosque south of Sesibi (N20 05.3/E030 33.34)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832730.VKojOTrh.SudanDec091548.jpg) Nubian village mosque south of Sesibi (N20 05.3/E030 33.34) |
![The main road on the West Bank of the Nile through Nubia north of Dongola is unpaved (2009)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832731.hZsrAUUQ.SudanDec091549.jpg) The main road on the West Bank of the Nile through Nubia north of Dongola is unpaved (2009) |
![The Nubian village at Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832736.4sKjv8pb.SudanDec091556.jpg) The Nubian village at Sesibi |
![The ancient Egyptian temple of Sesibi on the West Bank of the Nile, Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832732.ebttH5Yv.SudanDec091552.jpg) The ancient Egyptian temple of Sesibi on the West Bank of the Nile, Nubia |
![Sesibi was founded by the Egyptians during the XVIII Dynasty (14th C. BC)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832733.cOGsWfjD.SudanDec091553.jpg) Sesibi was founded by the Egyptians during the XVIII Dynasty (14th C. BC) |
![Ruins of the Temple of Aten built by Akhenaten](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832734.qW2W4v5a.SudanDec091554.jpg) Ruins of the Temple of Aten built by Akhenaten |
![Temple of Sesibi dedicated to the One God, Aten](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832735.ubt57XXc.SudanDec091555.jpg) Temple of Sesibi dedicated to the One God, Aten |
![Akhenaten, the Heretic King, worshiped the Aten (the sun disk), establishing the world's first monotheistic religion](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832737.wKQiRhsb.SudanDec091557.jpg) Akhenaten, the Heretic King, worshiped the Aten (the sun disk), establishing the world's first monotheistic religion |
![Akhenaten was suceded by Tutankhamun who restored the traditional Egyptian pantheon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832738.xhPOYa2f.SudanDec091558.jpg) Akhenaten was suceded by Tutankhamun who restored the traditional Egyptian pantheon |
![Scant remains of the Temple of Aten at Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832739.PND93gIQ.SudanDec091559.jpg) Scant remains of the Temple of Aten at Sesibi |
![One column of the Temple of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832740.4sxrblDF.SudanDec091560.jpg) One column of the Temple of Sesibi |
![Arabic graffiti carved into the Temple of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832741.w7AWeCXA.SudanDec091561.jpg) Arabic graffiti carved into the Temple of Sesibi |
![Temple of Sesibi, Upper Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832742.YrcSladn.SudanDec091562.jpg) Temple of Sesibi, Upper Nubia |
![Temple of Sesibi, ca 1350-1330 BC](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832743.grVLtGAU.SudanDec091563.jpg) Temple of Sesibi, ca 1350-1330 BC |
![Temple of Sesibi, XVIII Dynasty](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832744.qOgesLM6.SudanDec091564.jpg) Temple of Sesibi, XVIII Dynasty |
![Pitted base of a column, Temple of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832745.R7d5V0f1.SudanDec091566.jpg) Pitted base of a column, Temple of Sesibi |
![Temple of Sesibi, three columns and a pile of rubble](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832746.XHM61cRr.SudanDec091567.jpg) Temple of Sesibi, three columns and a pile of rubble |
![View from the Temple of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832747.36RC5Eg1.SudanDec091570.jpg) View from the Temple of Sesibi |
![Temple of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832748.cUpLCfmv.SudanDec091571.jpg) Temple of Sesibi |
![Jebel Sesi capped by ruins of a 5th C. AD fortress](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832749.W5trttHd.SudanDec091574.jpg) Jebel Sesi capped by ruins of a 5th C. AD fortress |
![Jebel Sesi, 1 km NE of the Temple of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832750.Q5Oj4YG6.SudanDec091577.jpg) Jebel Sesi, 1 km NE of the Temple of Sesibi |
![View of the new guesthouse in Sesibi from the side of Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832751.mu4q2HD0.SudanDec091578.jpg) View of the new guesthouse in Sesibi from the side of Jebel Sesi |
![Climbing Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832752.yrGYP2ZI.SudanDec091581.jpg) Climbing Jebel Sesi |
![Climbing Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832753.TRTlZEbq.SudanDec091582.jpg) Climbing Jebel Sesi |
![Ruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832754.wKsXYWET.SudanDec091583.jpg) Ruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi |
![Ruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832755.nz21mAKb.SudanDec091584.jpg) Ruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi |
![View of the Nile from Jebel Sesi looking south](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832756.QJVQQ1GE.SudanDec091585.jpg) View of the Nile from Jebel Sesi looking south |
![Fertile fields on the banks of the Nile seen from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832757.fVBBPL5X.SudanDec091586.jpg) Fertile fields on the banks of the Nile seen from Jebel Sesi |
![Fertile fields on the banks of the Nile seen from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832758.P8eTkWLY.SudanDec091587.jpg) Fertile fields on the banks of the Nile seen from Jebel Sesi |
![Crumbling ruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832759.1gEOtmue.SudanDec091588.jpg) Crumbling ruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi |
![Fertile fields on the banks of the Nile seen from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832760.5Uy4fNAE.SudanDec091589.jpg) Fertile fields on the banks of the Nile seen from Jebel Sesi |
![Rruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832761.wvlFxO8L.SudanDec091590.jpg) Rruins of the 5th C. AD fortress at Jebel Sesi |
![Panoramic view of the Nile from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120832875.wluMXMaW.jpg) Panoramic view of the Nile from Jebel Sesi |
![Panoramic view of the Nile from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120832876.JrrYEIXn.jpg) Panoramic view of the Nile from Jebel Sesi |
![Panoramic view of the deserts west of the Nile from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120832877.MjtIPGcT.jpg) Panoramic view of the deserts west of the Nile from Jebel Sesi |
![View of the Nile looking north from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832762.KoVPk882.SudanDec091595.jpg) View of the Nile looking north from Jebel Sesi |
![Nubian village on the West Bank of the Nile beneath Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832763.1f91jMeF.SudanDec091597.jpg) Nubian village on the West Bank of the Nile beneath Jebel Sesi |
![Nubian village on the West Bank of the Nile beneath Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832764.pAZuVAlf.SudanDec091599.jpg) Nubian village on the West Bank of the Nile beneath Jebel Sesi |
![Timeless Nubian village on the banks of the Nile, Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832765.foRZJvDG.SudanDec091600.jpg) Timeless Nubian village on the banks of the Nile, Sesibi |
![View north from Jebel Sesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832766.Ax26XNi6.SudanDec091603.jpg) View north from Jebel Sesi |
![The architecture of this region has remained unchanged for centuries](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832767.KPL9uL90.SudanDec091606.jpg) The architecture of this region has remained unchanged for centuries |
![Ruins of the hill fort at Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832768.IGj2o1KS.SudanDec091609.jpg) Ruins of the hill fort at Sesibi |
![The new guesthouse at Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832769.hQqShgwN.SudanDec091614.jpg) The new guesthouse at Sesibi |
![We're invited in to see the new guesthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832770.XOxOQlQn.SudanDec091615.jpg) We're invited in to see the new guesthouse |
![Nubian guesthouse at Sesibi, not yet open in December 2009](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832771.g5Io5fNj.SudanDec091616.jpg) Nubian guesthouse at Sesibi, not yet open in December 2009 |
![This place looks like it will be real nice when it opens sometime in 2010](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832772.sy4x7A5a.SudanDec091618.jpg) This place looks like it will be real nice when it opens sometime in 2010 |
![Waiting for the final finishing touches](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832773.hdZmc0Qf.SudanDec091619.jpg) Waiting for the final finishing touches |
![Courtyard of the new Nubian guesthouse at Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832774.MV7qTg6U.SudanDec091620.jpg) Courtyard of the new Nubian guesthouse at Sesibi |
![The harsh desert surrounding Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832775.cVY4tY0C.SudanDec091623.jpg) The harsh desert surrounding Sesibi |
![A desert track cutting across a bend in the Nile between Sesibi and Soleb 40km away](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832776.DhiXL6I4.SudanDec091625.jpg) A desert track cutting across a bend in the Nile between Sesibi and Soleb 40km away |
![Desert northwest of Sesibi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832777.wxdy673n.SudanDec091627.jpg) Desert northwest of Sesibi |
![Cutting across the desert saves around 15km vs following the river to Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832778.2sQOzgit.SudanDec091633.jpg) Cutting across the desert saves around 15km vs following the river to Soleb |
![For this camel, that was perhaps 15 km too much...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832779.Uxp6MGbF.SudanDec091637.jpg) For this camel, that was perhaps 15 km too much... |
![A camel that didn't survive the trek northward to market in Egypt](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832780.MnGypMty.SudanDec091638.jpg) A camel that didn't survive the trek northward to market in Egypt |
![Camel hide with bleached bones](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832781.3Ubbf8Df.SudanDec091639.jpg) Camel hide with bleached bones |
![Dead Camel Highway between Sesibi and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832782.zZ9BSmI9.SudanDec091640.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" between Sesibi and Soleb |
![Camel skull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832783.jKDCkp2x.SudanDec091641.jpg) Camel skull |
![This was the first dead camel we saw, but not the last](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832784.jxWmEjeg.SudanDec091642.jpg) This was the first dead camel we saw, but not the last |
![Dead Camel Highway between Sesibi and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832785.RV8x7uIo.SudanDec091643.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" between Sesibi and Soleb |
![Dead Camel Highway between Sesibi and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832786.Ayw29ck9.SudanDec091644.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" between Sesibi and Soleb |
![Dead Camel Highway between Sesibi and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832787.6A9qQYux.SudanDec091646.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" between Sesibi and Soleb |
![Dead Camel Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832788.OTiMVCaB.SudanDec091647.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" |
![Dead Camel Highway on the west bank of the Nile, Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832789.HIJsG6R7.SudanDec091651.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" on the west bank of the Nile, Nubia |
![Dead Camel Highway between Sesibi and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832790.iRcclapk.SudanDec091652.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" between Sesibi and Soleb |
![Route marker along the Dead Camel Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832791.D2qHvBe2.SudanDec091655.jpg) Route marker along the "Dead Camel Highway" |
![Another camel that didn't survive the Dead Camel Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832792.CegllvoN.SudanDec091656.jpg) Another camel that didn't survive the "Dead Camel Highway |
![Dead Camel Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832793.NcnX76WU.SudanDec091662.jpg) "Dead Camel Highway" |
![The rest area at the end of Dead Camel Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832794.dFJEmVHW.SudanDec091664.jpg) The rest area at the end of "Dead Camel Highway" |
![SudanDec09 1665.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120832795.dP7vPZfD.SudanDec091665.jpg) SudanDec09 1665.jpg |
![Ruins of what looks like a mudbrick fort](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833412.wvOYIFyw.SudanDec092241.jpg) Ruins of what looks like a mudbrick fort |
![sesibi dead camel highway.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129839450.BHlEArzw.sesibideadcamelhighway.jpg) sesibi dead camel highway.jpg |