Our road trip across the northern Sinai, heading southeast from Tel Aviv across the Israel/Egypt border (two border checkpoints and then an MFO checkpoint) to MFO North Camp at El Gorah. Once we got past Be'er Sheva in Israel, there wasn't much to see except sand and more sand!
Drifting sand across the roads and highways is common! They use bulldozers to clear the sand off the roads. If they didn't do this, the roads would quickly disappear into the desert.
The road is long and often empty.
The Israeli border crossing. We had to walk through camel dung to the guard shack where I got my passport stamped! Didn't smell too good! It's against the rules to take photos of "military installations" so I couldn't photograph the facility, which was clean and modern except for the camel poop!
A very nice, friendly Egyptian soldier who expedited our entrance on the Egyptian side of the border.
Finally, the MFO checkpoint in Egypt, not far from the border crossing... we're still a couple of hours away from North Camp!
Rambo and Rambette had to gear up in helmets and flack jackets at the MFO checkpoint for the remainder of the trip. Those vests are HEAVY!
We passed a group of Bedouin women, tending their herd of camels, goats and donkeys.
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