| The Sinai Peninsula includes Israel's beach resort and | | | | Port of Eilat by unloading and then reloading to leave |
| spectacular entranceway to Egypt at Taba called | | | | with a full cargo. |
| Eilat. | | | | The vessels are then destined, possibly for the Far |
| Across the Red Sea from Eilat, which is the beach | | | | East or Africa. Despite the Arab League's boycott |
| city of Israel, one can see the mansions, palaces and | | | | and insistence that other nations also boycott Israeli |
| hotels at the Jordanian coastal city and the Port of | | | | goods since they still do not recognize Israel as a |
| Aquba. | | | | legitimate nation. |
| It is here at Aquba where the King of Jordan | | | | Many countries still elect to sell their exports to Israel |
| vacations, according to the biography of Queen Noor | | | | and accept imports since there is much prosperity in |
| Sharing the border with Israel on the Sinai Peninsula is | | | | the Holy Land. |
| both Jordan and Egypt. | | | | One of the freighters has a cargo of hundreds of |
| For travelers heading into Jordan, about two hours | | | | Japanese compact cars that are being unloaded and |
| inland by car is the ever popular, Petra, Jordan. Petra | | | | then driven to where thousands of other cars are |
| is where the Indiana Jones movies filmed the ancient | | | | already parked. |
| ruins of the royal tombs there for the last of the | | | | These cars seem like they are part of a huge car |
| Indiana Jones movies. | | | | dealership; or a car factory with all these cars on |
| Historians claim Petra was also where Moses | | | | display. |
| wandered off after his banishment and separation | | | | The Israelis love compact cars, the smaller the better |
| from his people the Hebrews whom he freed from | | | | for the few parking spots around in the cities, if that. |
| slavery from the ancient and mysterious nation of | | | | They also like driving in cars with high fuel efficiency. |
| Egypt. | | | | They don't buy many American cars in Israel. The |
| Forty years later Moses finally made it to the | | | | Israeli's buy mostly Nissans, Mitsibishis, Toyotas, |
| ''promised land'' of Israel but he upset the Almighty | | | | Hondas, Mazdas, Hyundais and Kias. |
| when he broke the tablets of the first ten | | | | Eilat is located on the southern most tip of Israel on |
| commandments. | | | | the Sinai Peninsula that borders Jordan and Egypt at |
| God's punishment for Moses was that he was | | | | the Coast of Eilat which is all part of the Gulf of |
| forbidden to enter into the Holy land. His people went | | | | Aquba (or Aquaba). |
| without him as he must have watched them leave. | | | | Aquaba is an Arabic name for the gulf which includes |
| The rock tombs of Petra were built approximately a | | | | Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel at Eilat, and Egypt. |
| thousand years after Moses was banished to this | | | | The Coast at Eilat is part of the Aquba Gulf and is |
| land. | | | | considered the gateway to Africa and the Asian Rim |
| Moses, it is believed was destined to wander off | | | | for importing and exporting goods from the Sinai |
| alone while his people would soon become the | | | | Peninsula and the Red Sea. |
| Israelites. | | | | The way into Taba, Egypt at the Sinai Peninsula is at |
| The view to the other side of the Red Sea from | | | | Eilat where the Israeli border exists with Egypt. |
| Eilat continues past the buildings and past the | | | | Ben Gurion, the first Israeli Prime Minister back in |
| Jordanian coastal city up to and beyond to even the | | | | 1949, knew that one day Eilat on the Red Sea would |
| Red Mountains of Jordan. | | | | be developed and become an oasis in the desert. |
| The name of these mountains comes from the fact | | | | Although he was a visionary, Ben Gurion could not |
| that when sun light hits the Jordanian mountain range | | | | have possibly envisioned Eilat becoming what it is |
| it gives them a reddish brown hue. | | | | now, the 'pearl' of Israel with its' summer like climate |
| Of course at night it is too dark to see the barren, | | | | even in winter. |
| distant Red Mountains of Jordan from Eilat. However, | | | | Eilat may be one of the ten most beautiful places on |
| one can see the far away flickering lights coming | | | | this earth. With immaculately plush and green |
| from the thousands of residences and homes and | | | | landscapes with tropical trees many bearing fruit of all |
| even from the traffic in Jordan. | | | | types, bushes and plants with many different |
| From a distance this view resembles millions of tiny, | | | | varieties of flora, Eilat on the Red Sea has indeed |
| bright, white and yellow neon twinkling lights that | | | | been turned into an oasis. |
| almost appear to be connected. | | | | This is all proof of Israel's irrigation success of being |
| If you can imagine what an aerial view at Douglaston, | | | | able to recycle water for reuse even in the desert. |
| New York City would look like, where all the major | | | | Along the beaches the Israeli residents and tourists |
| highways connect at night during rush hour you could | | | | take their beach chairs on to these beaches and then |
| almost share this vision. | | | | stretch out with their feet in the Sea. |
| In early December there is no winter in Eilat. Winter | | | | Many Israelis come here almost every Friday and |
| doen's exist in what once was all desert before it | | | | Saturday to celebrate the Sabbath, when Israelis |
| became this beautiful city on the Gulf. | | | | have off from work since the Israeli work week |
| There are many vessels on the Red Sea including | | | | begins Sunday for them having Fridays and Saturdays |
| one very large yacht as big, perhaps as the biggest | | | | off from work. |
| vessel in the Jordanian Navy; other ships, sail boats; | | | | The biggest attraction for many tourists is the world |
| even little sail boards and even a few parasailing | | | | renowned snorkeling and scuba diving; which may |
| surfers are gliding along the vast blue sea. | | | | have the best shallow water coral reef experience |
| There are also oil refineries, oil tankers, navy ships of | | | | anywhere. |
| Israeli, Jordanian and Egyptian nationalities cruising not | | | | It is here in the Sinai where the rare Black Corral can |
| too close to one another while protecting their | | | | be found. Black Coral is sold as a commodity on the |
| respective spaces on the Gulf. | | | | black market and is as valuable as gold. Black Coral is |
| There are several huge freighters and large cargo | | | | found in jewelry and has many medicinal uses and |
| ships that are anchored to exchange goods at the | | | | sold as art for it's beauty. |