Sinai and Post-Sinai

Some very fine sights in Sinai, desert and sea alike. Thanks due to our guides, especially the fearless Salem.

Sadly very empty of tourists, a consequence of the wider troubles in Egypt.

Stark contrast with the wet and windy return to Scotland, where Autumn has arrived and clocks have gone back. Hoping for some cooler and drier weather, ideally coinciding with a small break from work that will allow for photography, but sunset is now at a very inconvenient 4.30pm, which is a major limit.

One of the Arctic photos seemed to attract a lot of Flickr attention in recent days after being posted to a Yahoo editorial group – not sure what that is, but it seems to have been widely viewed, so thanks to everyone who looked (and bigger thanks still to those who took the trouble to check out the rest of the photos on flickr!).