Day 5-6 : Sahara!!!!!!!!

Mini post from our Berber tent in the middle of the Sahara!!! Well, probably more like on the edges of it. But I had to sit on a camel for almost 2 hours to get here. I was going to update from the camels back, but decided against it as my I'm not that steady on it, and it was kinda dark. The sunset on our trek here, and though the moon is bright, I figure falling off when I still have to ride the camel for two hours tomorrow would be a bad idea. Anyways, time for dinner. Will write more tomorrow. Early start to see sunrise over the dunes.

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At a comfy hotel at the edge of the dessert where we go to shower and have breakfast after our night in the desert.

Honestly, last night was amazing. The ride was a totally bumpy, and given thy the last time I rode an animal in a foreign country i fell off, I wast very optimistic. My camels name was Asgouin - it means "its nice" and h really was. Going down sand dunes was a bit hard, but for the most part he was nice and steady. By the time we got to camp it was dark, and it was also dark when we left the camp at 6am so I never got a clear view of the camp. There was a nice dinner in this restaurant like tent, and then live Berber music by the camp fire. But the best part was the stars. Being in the middle of nowhere I expected to have an awesome view of the sky but didn't realize there would be shooting stars. B and I stayed up a little before going to be in our tents lying outside watching for them before going to bed. The desert was surprisingly cold.

Anyway just finishing up breakfast and will post more later.