Egypt, Jordan, and the Red Sea Cruise Log - Silver Whisper Red Sea Cruise Tour

Sharm el-Sheikh - On the Edge of the Sinai Desert - Silver Whisper Cruise Tour

Camels crossing the Sinai Desert on the way from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Catherine's Monastery

Sinai Desert Picture (c) Linda Garrison

The Sinai peninsula is the only part of Egypt in Asia. The mountains of the southern part of the peninsula are like sharp teeth, and Sinai means "teeth" in Arabic. We drove north from Sharm el-Sheikh on coaches to the foot of Mt. Sinai to visit St. Catherine's Monastery. The drive was interesting, and the convoy of coaches snaked through miles and miles of desert scenery on a lonely road. If we hadn't seen the occasional camel, I would have thought we were in Nevada or Arizona. The Sinai is patrolled by both Egyptian and United Nations forces, and we passed through a dozen checkpoints on the way to Mount Sinai. Traffic was light, but we did see a few trucks. After about three hours, we reached St. Catherine's Monastery.

Index: Egypt, Jordan, and the Red Sea Cruise Log - Silver Whisper Red Sea Cruise Tour

1. Egypt and the Red Sea Cruise Logbook - Overview of Silver Whisper Cruise Tour
2. Pyramids and Great Sphinx at Giza - Silver Whisper Red Sea Cruise Tour
3. Suez Canal - Link Between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, Europe and Asia
4. Sharm el-Sheikh - On the Edge of the Sinai Desert - Silver Whisper Cruise Tour
5. St. Catherine's Monastery - Celebrated Site of Moses' Burning Bush
6. Petra - Ancient Lost Rock City in the Desert of Jordan
7. Wadi Rum - Spectacular Desert Valley in Jordan and Favorite of T.E. Lawrence
8. Luxor - Ancient City on the Nile River - Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple
9. Valley of the Kings at Luxor, Egypt - Burial Ground of the Ancient Pharaohs
10. Silver Whisper Cruise Tour Comes to an End - Nile River Sunset at Luxor