Soleb to Karima

Hut at the West Bank landing of the Delgo Ferry	Good timing for catching the New Delgo Ferry	Road cut into the embankment at the New Delgo Ferry landing on the west bank of the Nile	New Delgo Ferry loaded and ready for departure
West Bank of the Nile at the New Delgo Ferry Landing	West Bank of the Nile at the New Delgo Ferry Landing	West Bank of the Nile at the New Delgo Ferry Landing	Karen filling out a Tourist Information Form issued by the government of Al-Shamaliya State (North Sudan)
Sandy island mid-stream	New Delgo Ferry passing between two islands in the middle of the Nile	Back on the Great Northern Highway heading south	The Nubian Desert lies between the Nile and the Red Sea
The new road linking Khartoum and Wadi Halfa via Dongola	Small mountain in the Nubian Desert	Driving back towards Dongola, though instead of crossing the bridge, we'll cut across the desert to Karima	These new roads make driving in Northern Sudan a pleasure
Fuel stop at Iran Petroleum in Selem on the East Bank of the Nile opposite Dongola	Petrol 1.80 SDG/Liter (0.57 EUR/Liter) (US$1.54/Gal)	Iran Petroleum, Selem, Northern Sudan	Nile Petroleum, Selem, Northern Sudan
Selem - "Automatic Bakery"	Sudan License Plate - Al Shamaliya - Northern Sudan	Re-inflating the tires after the "Big Stuck" episode	Man on a motorbike, Selem, Northern Sudan
Selem Souq	Selem Souq	Selem Souq	Would you like some tea with your sugar?
Lunch in Selem before setting across the desert road to Karima	A restaurant in Selem	The souq is quiet as it's not Market Day	Sudanese man in the souq, Selem
Selem Souq	Most of the small shops of Selem Souq were closed on the day we passed through	Selem Souq, on the east bank of the Nile opposite Dongola	A formerly yellow taxi painted green, Selem
South of Selem, we made a short excursion to the ruins at Kawa	The desert at Kawa, Northern Sudan	The remains of a mudbrick wall at Kawa	Some of the scant remains at Kawa
The ruins at Kawa are rather underwhelming	To see the beautiful Sphinx of Taharqo discovered at Kawa, goto the British Museum (room 65 upstairs)	The desert goes right up to the Nile at Kawa	The Nile at Kawa
A Kushite temple was built by Taharqa at Kawa next to a New Kingdom temple built by Tutankhamun	A Sudanese couple at Kawa taking a photo of Karen	Mirage in the distance across the near-featureless desert by Kawa	The road linking Dongola and Karima is now paved the whole way
Not long ago, there was only a vague desert track between Dongola and Karima	Truck on the new road between Dongola and Karima	The new road between Dongola and Karima	The new road between Dongola and Karima
The Nubian Desert between Dongola and Karima	Before the new road, the desert track was marked by these posts placed at regular intervals	Mahmoud said it was very common for people to lose their way on the old desert track	These new roads all over northern Sudan really make getting around much easier
The new road from Dongola to Karima	Our first view of Jebel Barkal at Karima	Karima - El Silaim - Dongola Road - 172km completed in 30 months