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The 1984 Sinai Desert Adventure Began in Jerusalem, Israel
Neot Hakikar is a tour company founded by Israeli settlers in 1961 who began running trips to the Sinai in 1967, after Israel captured the area of land between the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea’s Gulf...
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Camping in The Sinai Desert of Egypt, 1984
After lunch in Nuweiba, the convoy carried on inland to the first camp, on the way to St. Catherine’s Monastery, tomorrow’s destination. What can I tell you about my first camping experience? I...
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St. Catherine’s Monastery in The Sinai Desert, Egypt – 1984
St. Catherine’s Monastery isn’t always open to visit but it was today. It is Greek Orthodox and a UNESCO World Heritage Site built on what is reputed to be the site of the Old Testament Burning Bush....
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Bedding Down at The Foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt – 1984
THEN – Before we got into a few verses of “…Let my people go…” on Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa) itself, the group checked in to what we referred to as the “Sinai Hilton”, a campground close to St....
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An Early Morning Climb Up Mount Sinai in 1984
It was pitch black when the group assembled at 4:00 a.m., and stood shivering in the cold. Off we went on the Steps of Penitence (also called the Path of Moses), one step after another on the first of...
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Nawamis and The Rock of Inscriptions in The Sinai Desert, 1984
There are several prehistoric structures known as “Nawamis” and found only in southern and eastern Sinai. These circular inward leaning buildings were constructed using sandstone slabs, each with a...
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Sharm el Sheikh in The Sinai Desert, 1984
THEN – On the tip of the Sinai Peninsula, Sharm el Sheikh was nothing but a strip of sand along the Red Sea dotted with empty, rusting oil drums, deserted pieces of military equipment from the war,...
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Ras Nazrani, Straights of Tiran and Nabeq in The Sinai Desert, 1984
The last night of bedding down in the sand, something ex-Marine was ecstatic about and I wasn’t too far behind in exulting. Done with the more adventurous side of Sinai, the day was spent swimming and...
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The Geography of The Sinai Peninsula and What to Expect
There were just two more camps to go before reentering civilization, getting a full meal and a chance to use a toilet. A little potty talk here on what to expect. It is never difficult urinating...
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Sheila’s Fast and Easy Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
NOW – Desert adventures in the Sinai desert are easy to book and you can be assured of enough to eat. No more stale bread, fighting over tins/cans of food with ample places to replenish the food...
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