The bus is much better than I expected.  Since it is only half full, I as able to occupy two seats and lie down for some sleep. 

Hey, what is that loud noise, please don't tell me it is the prayer from the loud speaker again...  No, thank God it is not, but, it is the TV!  The driver turns on the TV and cranks up the volume to its maximum during the middle of the night!!!  Who in the world would want to watch TV in the bus at 3am in the morning?  Perhaps it is the way the driver keeps himself awake.

Obviously the locals are already used to the noise, and they don't seem to have any problem sleeping.  But for the rest of us, it is surely a form of torture.  Luckily, I have my earplugs with me, at least I can block out some of the unwanted sound.

When I think that I can finally get some sleep, the bus stops for passport check.  It is the thrid time the police check our passports.  Are there really that many illegal immigrants sneak into Egypt?  Or are they being careful about terrorists due to the Israel conflict?  But anyway, I don't thinkg I can get much sleep before I get to Dahab...