Church at the summit

Church at the summit
Originally uploaded by bastchild.

Having done so little in Dahab, I finally decided to check out the sunrise at Mt. Sinai. The minibus loaded with tourists sped away from Dahab at 2330 and arrived at the foot of Mt. Sinai around 0200. There were loads of tourists there offloading the deluxe coaches. Touts descended upon our minibus and demanded that we pay them 5 LE each for guide services, which was required. Well, it wasn't required, but we didn't know any better, and I didn't walk with a guide anyways. So goes another buck to baksheesh. I met a Russian kid on the hike up. We tore up the trail, trying to pass camels bearing tourists, eventually making it to the summit two hours later in (almost) solitude. There was a small church on the summit.