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there are solar powered cell towers all along the highway
rest stop
things for sale at our brekkie rest stop
female camel marrow - really
pigeon houses
entrance to Bahariya
Bahariya has tuk tuks
salon they served us luncch in
ready to go
black desert view lookout hill
view from the lookout
lots of black rocks
Sayed and Doug heading up to the top
Doug made it up
various colours of crystal
the side of a mound of crystal
for the grandkids
close up of stalactites
a twisted mound
big chunks with pink in them
look at this
hello crystal mountain
Doug in front of crystal mountain
weird shaped one
us at entrance to first camping spot ara
beginning our walk to camp site near Aqabat Lookout
rock formations at Aqabat 3
there's the moon
rock formations at Aqabat 9
rock formations at Aqabat
look, he's surfing the rock wave
rock formations at Aqabat 12
gotta be someone's profit right
sun goes down on campsite (3)
cooking set up
tents and sitting area around fire
getting ready to cook dinner
dinner first night
Sayed and us having dinner (2)
camp fire
a curious young fox
1st morning views around campsite (1)
fox foot prints
campsite next morning from a distance
dune shot
Big sand dune
another dune
distmanteling the tents
big piece of pyrite
Sayed sits and waits while the fix the flat
fixing the flat
Fran built an inukshuk while they fixed the flat
oasis for tea (2)
oasis for tea (7)
oasis for tea (9)
first oasis (1)
first oasis (2)
at a lookout spot
Doug and Sayed
views from lookout - very sharp edges
views from lookout (3)
views from lookout (7)
Omar and Islam in a cave
sand driving
Fran swimming in the waves
Fran surfing
Fran and Sayed
Sitting in the sea of rock waves
Doug going off the diving board
tiny shells
couple of shells
we thought this was coral
cool formation
tiny iron pyrite bits
waves (2)
flat topped mushrooms (3)
2nd oasis (3)
1st morning views around campsite (1)
1st morning views around campsite (2)
2nd oasis (1)
DSCN9778 the actual spring is under here
ancient tree
ancient well
yours truly
the infamous mushroom and chicken rocks
The Chicken
The Mushroom
quite the balanced rock
many rocks
near our camp spot
White desert formation with perspective
this one appears to have lost several chunks
they call this a rabbit......
different light, different whiteness
As the sun sets
waves and rocks
White desert large ones
White desert quite a thick one
White desert - now what would you call this one
White desert huge chunk that fell off
sunset the 2nd night (3)
White desert - check this out
camp just before sunset the 2nd night (5)
sunset the 2nd night (1)
a pyrite rose
shadow view
sunrise 2nd morning
we're pretty much alone
near our camp spot (1)
packing up 3rd day
on drive back to Bahariya
bricks made from White Desert Rock
Alexander the Great Temple (9)
Alexander the Great Temple - that is a sarcophagus holding up the sign board
Alexander the Great Temple (2)
Temple to Alexander the Great (3)
Temple to Alexander the Great (2)
Alexander the Great Temple (5)
dates on other side of Bayariya oasis
Bahariya hot spring
stop at Bahariya's oasis (3)
stop at Bahariya's oasis (1)
we saw many many date plantations
former British WWII lookout
view of Bahariya town
shop where we bought dates
bins of dates
our lousy cab driver
Cario shots (6)