in the footsteps of Moses

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The other significant stop while staying in Dahab was a moonlit hiking ascent to the summit of Mt. Sinai. I've always wanted to visit the spot where Moses received the 10 commandments - twice! as well as walk around the same desert that the israelites wondered for 40 years - no wonder they complained - we were all pleased to return to the sea after only a few hours of being away! We reached the top at 4am along with many other hikers, bedoins and camels, and pulled out the sleeping bags to nap for a couple of hours on a jutting cliff before watching the sunrise from the summit.

At the base of the mountain is St. Katherine's monastery. Considered to be the second most important religious site in Christianity following the Vatican. Here, we touched the descendant of the famous "burning bush", and drank from Moses' Well.

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Photos

me
coming off mount sinai. very rugged

sunrise
on top of mount sinai at last

looking rough
perched on the sleeping rock on mount sinai

camel
checking out the scenary

touching the burning bush
thank goodness it wasn't burning! The very same bush that God spoke to moses from!