Michael Tyler

The Read Sea area from biblical prophecy where Moses led exodus across the marshes of the Nile delta.

All this land has been irrigated now.

Here is a picture of Bedouin herders in the Read sea area. The land here is in stark contrast to the deserts of the Sinai region.

This made for the most interesting drive so far on my journey. Here are some photo’s with fixes.

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irrigation water wheel

There were many of these water-wheels interspersed with deeper canals which criss-crossed the landscape. The water-wheels were used to drag water from the deeper channels onto the reclaimed land.

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Bedouin herdsmen

Bedouins exist in the desert. This is the first time I’ve seen them on the plains.

Camel strays onto the road near Nuweiba, a town made of a small beach chalets and a port which offers a grand vista as you descend from the approaching road.

danger – camels crossing

A one-humped version.

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Google LatLong: Where in the world is…
1) I don’t mean to “flatter,” but this remote Northwestern cape is very beautiful.
Cape May, NJ
2) You can now explore the ruins of this ancient Mayan city, first discovered in 1934.
Becan, Mexico
3) This small Peruvian village attracts many tourists each year for the Incan ruins atop nearby hills.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
4) This city claims to be the southernmost city in the world, with approximately 64,000 residents.
Ushuaia, Argentina
5) Home of the Russian Pacific Fleet, this city is also Russia’s largest Pacific coast harbor.
Vladivostok, Russian Federation
6) Named after Saint Irene, though sometimes referred to as Thera, this island is a popular Greek tourist destination.
Santorini, Greece
7) The Trojan horse from the 2004 movie Troy is visible in this city.
Gozo, Malta
8) This city is the second most populated metropolitan area in Africa, second to Cairo.
Alexandria, Egypt
9) For better or for worse, the testing done at this site changed the world forever. In 1965 it was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
Arco, US
10) Odessos was the original name of this large city, then a trading colony.
Varna, Bulgaria
11) This was the first port on the Shandong peninsula to be opened to the west in the 1800s.
Yen-t’ai, PRC

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