Lunar eclipse in the Sinai dessert
Watched the moon turn red last night while lying under the stars out in the Sinai dessert ( OK there were a few dozen other people there as well so it was hardly a solitary experience).
Before we watch the moon eclipse we look at the rings of Saturn through a gigantic telescope. This is extraordinary. It seems "alive", that's the only way I can describe the rings, composed of rock and ice hurtling around the planet.
As for the telescopes, they look like huge sci-fi monsters perched in the dessert. There are six of them.
As the moon disappears in the cloudless dessert sky it's recorded for posterity with much clicking of cameras, mobile phones and camcorders( and yes, I am one of them).
The security guy in the van is a bit of a surprise but we are assured this is essential. 36 folk got killed in Dahab last year in a bombing attack.
Fears that there would be no internet access in this part of the world are groundless.
Have found four internet cafes in Dahab.
