The Sahara

A group of us went down to Merzouga for the weekend and took some 4 by 4s into the Sahara desert. We spent an amazing night with a bunch of Beduin guys camping out in traditional Beduin tents in the middle of the desert. We also took some dromedaries for a ride for a few hours and went to see the amazing erg chebe sand dunes at sunset. I have never seen such smooth, fine, untouched sand before. Spent the night singing, dancing, and playing the drums around the fire. We "learned" the "beduin" "sandfish" song, which someone figured out was sung to the tune of "Buffalo Soldier." The guys were absolutely crazy, and admittedly, a bit hammered. I was lucky enough to see two shooting stars though,and the sky was absolutely beautiful...millions of stars in the sky. Here are some photos from the trip:

camp



Drumming round the fire



beduin music


me on dromedary



beduin dromedary leader mohamedy



erg chebe sand dune



turban me


dromedary


group lunch by toudra gorge


kasbah in valley of the kasbahs (over 2000 kasbahs here)