Looking for breakfast in Dahab (Dec. 2020).

Waiting at our hotel for the pick up (Dec. 2020).

There it is. Bound for the desert (Dec. 2020).

A quick stop at Misha’s place (Dec. 2020).

Driving back towards St. Catherine (Dec. 2020).

But we turned off and headed into the desert well short of St. Catherine (Dec. 2020).

Getting dropped off for a nice desert hike (Dec. 2020).

Starting our hike. Misha has the right idea – hike barefoot (Dec. 2020).

Shirley and Misha (Dec. 2020).

Sinai Desert (Dec. 2020).

Sinai Desert (Dec. 2020).

The start of a steep sand couloir (Dec. 2020).

In the couloir (Dec. 2020).

Shirley and the couloir (Dec. 2020).

Barefoot scrambling was a new one to us (Dec. 2020).

Amazing coloration on the sandstone (Dec. 2020).

Is that a tower?!

Red sandstone & white sand (Dec. 2020).

Shirley and the desert (Dec. 2020).

Shirley and Misha (Dec. 2020).

Rugged and beautiful scenery (Dec. 2020).

Sinai Desert (Dec. 2020).

Shirley and Misha (Dec. 2020).

On a clifftop overlooking the oasis where the car is waiting for us (Dec. 2020).

The oasis (Dec. 2020).

Incredible desert views (Dec. 2020).

Sinai Desert (Dec. 2020).

Almost at the rendezvous point (Dec. 2020).

Our driver and some village kids (Dec. 2020).

Driving – floating? – in the soft sand (Dec. 2020).

From the oasis, we drove a half hour to a slot canyon (Dec. 2020).

In the slot canyon (Dec. 2020).

More slot canyon (Dec. 2020).

Deep in the canyon (Dec. 2020).

Sculpted sandstone at the head of the slot canyon (Dec. 2020).

Heading back (Dec. 2020).

Desert driving (Dec. 2020).

Click photo for a video (Dec. 2020).

Getting dropped off at our campsite near to Jebel Milehis (sandstone cliff in the background; Dec. 2020).

Our newly set up camp (Dec. 2020).

Misha and Shirley in camp (Dec. 2020).

Misha cooking up some excellent (warm) punch (Dec. 2020).

Hanging out with our Bedouin host family in the evening (Dec. 2020).