Sunday. It’s sunrise, we stand on a small dune outside our tent facing east. Bashir brings us chairs and coffee as the sun slowly crests the horizon. We wander down to the dining tent where breakfast is available. Spicy omelet, yogurt, assortment of Moroccan breads and jams, fruit, coffee, orange juice. All served. No buffet…
Day: October 31, 2022
Soft Desolation
A rolling golden-brown sea of sand all the way to horizon. The sun, hidden behind a thin cloud cover, is beginning to set. Outside of a few voices in the distance, behind some dune, total quiet. Earlier, down in the camp, Bashir pointed to the west in the direction of three large sandy hills. “I meet you at…
From Gorge to Dune
Long drive on Saturday. Diverse scenery. From mountains to dry plains to stretches of date palms to scrubby desert to the orange dunes of the Sahara. Through the longest valley in Africa which stretches from north of here to the Atlantic Ocean. The river is bone dry. We had a break for tea, stopped to…