Tagged With "Sahara"

Beautifully written - an absolute joy to read. Thanks!

Excellent ! Like a fascinating novel I had to keep reading, then looking back and reading it again.

Really glad it's gone down well with you George; I only do factual stuff though, I haven't got the deviousness of a good novelist 🤣

Bob Cranwell explores the heart of the Sahara -- a life filled with hardship, sand dunes and camel. A trip highlighted by the remarkable sights of Tassili n’Ajjer, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We traveled through mountains and plains towards Tinghir and the Todra valley, seeing hundreds of small villages of the Berber people (nomads). We had a great opportunity to visit a women’s carpet cooperative, where they shear sheep, goats and camels, spin the wool, dye it, and then weave them into various rugs. (Erfoud fossil) (Desert Hennah Tattoos) There are amazing cliffs and mountains, several of which house fossils (Erfoud). Our guide, Aziz’s grandfather, was a fossil hunter, so this...

Falling off the camel must have been a rather traumatic experience. I remember that the ground does not merely seem to be a fair distance away when you sit up there - it actually IS quite a drop. I hope they found you a cool beer afterwards!

I also experienced staying in the Moroccan desert. Your beautiful photos brought the experience back to me. Excellent post!