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10-APR-2015

Sahara Desert, caravan

This was the beginning of our trip out to the Sahara Desert's Erg Chebbi, the largest sand desert in Morocco. Rostom handed us over to a Berber driver with a big SUV who knew the desert like the back of his hand. Good thing, because there were no roads out there. Rostom refuses to drive in the Sahara any more since he once got terribly lost at night and managed to convince a Berber camel herder – by giving him every single dirham he had on him – to guide him back to a road. The herder didn’t want to leave his camels, but finally agreed. I’m sure the large amount of money helped.

This was another caravan out in the very dusty desert. FWIW the sun was incredibly brilliant in the desert.

A scene of desolation in the Sahara, posted earlier:

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joseantonio08-Jun-2015 19:29
I guess these men have the sense of orientation highly developed.V.
The Ellisons08-Jun-2015 19:02
That is the appropriate type of car to drive there :-)
Colin Storey08-Jun-2015 18:44
Great image and interesting story to go with it. v
Tom LeRoy08-Jun-2015 18:42
Pure desolation, but exiting non the less ! Great shot of the continuing adventure. V
Martin Lamoon08-Jun-2015 18:27
Never to be seen again!
Great capture of the desert trip.
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Gerard Koehl08-Jun-2015 18:15
Superbe image. V
fotabug08-Jun-2015 18:08
Boy, it would be easy to get lost out there!