Sunrise

Climbing Mount Sinai

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March 18th 2006
So just a quick word about climbing Mount Sinai. It was up at 3am to climb the mountain in time for sunrise and avoid the heat of course. On the way up the moon lit the entire valley, it was very spooky as you never really know how much light the moon gives off in England. And so after about 2 hours of climbing, sunrise came. People around us were singing hymns making for a fantastic atmosphere ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more