Sudan: Wadi Halfa to Dongola along the Nile and through the desert

Wadi-Halfa: not so glorious port into one of the biggest countries in Africa. 

Although it has grown since the last time we have been here, it is still very small and provincial. There are some shops for food, some for mobile phone cards and not to forget many stalls to have a cup of tea and the fabulous Zalabiya! As there is not so much to do, most people use the tea stall to lay back and watch the world go by. 

Of cours there is the bureaucracy! All foreigners have to register, luckily you can get through within one morning. 

We fill up, get ready and hit the road to Dongola.

Where is he going in the middle of the desert with his boat?

Almost a bit scary, maybe we should give her some of our chicken....

Having tea, shisha and relax...

Yes, there is a lot of dust in this town.

Apparently the best hotel in town. It was fully booked by the time we arrived, but they gave us a place to sleep on the floor. Luckily we are self-sufficient. 

The DOMAIN of this tea-lady.

Fuul, bean-stew, of course Yann couldn't resist the temptation.

not so many kilometers anymore...

Along the road we found hundreds of miner-camps. Everyone is looking for gold and the hope of a new, better, richer future.

No breaks, but come and have tea with us, it's only 5 km from here...

Want to keep the flies away? give them something to eat and drink!

Paper- recycling?

Colorful lady in Sudan.

Beautiful campsite along the Nile.

Working on the water-channels to irrigate the fields.

Enjoying the shisha after a hard day of work.

Some have dragons as pest, here it is worse: there are these very small, bloodsucking flies, and we are sure there must be trillions of them.  (How to train your dragon)

Having a very relaxing lunch- break: it is over 30°,  we're eating sandwiches and the flies are feeding on us. 

So many different people live in the Nubian area of Sudan.

Ancient mosque.

We find the landscape and the culture attractive and the people here find us equally attractive. 

Luckily, we have a lot of tailwind.

Some even find gold....

Lonely, lovely campsites.

Different means of transport.

Maybe not hospital standard, but still...

Street-view pictures of Dongola.

where did the electrician got his training??

beautiful sign