...who only days before had failed to get us from Hurghada to Sharm al-Sheikh by boat—was overland travel. It seemed fairly straightforward, if tedious, on the face of it. Ra'ed would drive us back to Aqaba, hand us seventy American dollars, and drop us off at the border crossing to Eilat, Israel. Once in Israel, we would take a cab to the Egyptian border, where a driver would be waiting to spirit us...

...enjoy another fine hotel buffet for breakfast and some more relaxation on the Dahab shore before the next van came calling for us. We loaded up at 11:00 am, then rushed north up the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba to Taba. Our ferry was supposed to leave for Aqaba, Jordan, at 2:00 pm. At the appointed hour, however, it hadn't yet arrived, so our guide and driver Hassan suggested we retire to a nearby cafe...

Sigma 70-300 Macro под катом - первые опыты: первая картинка - это 100%-ый кроп. растояние метров 250, насколько помню. ну и, конечно, флаг в Аккабе 80х44 метра

Aqaba, Jordan We are currently a stones throw away from Egypt; lying on the beach yesterday we could see it across the water - all reg-cragged mountains and curdled-milk desert spreading out along the coast in front of us. I will be saving that trip for another time. We are almost at the end of our journey now, both indianajette and I are going to hang up our whips & fedoras and play at...

...few hiccups, but nothing serious. Look for more of that later, but in the meantime, highlights from Jordan: Just trying out the underwater camera (my foot in the Red Sea) Jordanian flag near in Aqaba, on the Red Sea Red Sea 1: Red Sea 2: Red Sea 3: Petra 1: Petra 2: Petra 3: Petra 4: Wadi Rum, or the "Car Commercial Shot" Wadi Rum 2: Blurry, but...