Thursday, October 23, 2008

my trip to the desert



Today is my first day at Sahara Desert and it is so hot!! It is the largest hot desert in the world and is 8.6 million km2 The highest temperature ever recorded here is 58°C and receives less than 3 inches of rain a year! there are estimated 2 million people who live in the sahara.


This morning, after I had put on my sunscreen i went out on a camel tour where we climbed over the huge sand dunes on our tall camels. when we stopped for lunch we had some falafel and shourba (soup), then we went home. The Sahara Desert is nice, but it is a bit too hot for me. I will write more when i get to my next destination!

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