Empty Quarter Day 1...Continued
Jackamy
Paul & Derry Harper
Fri 11 Mar 2011 01:58
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Whilst Saeed and Ahmed prepared dinner, we
set off with a sundowner in hand to climb the sand dune, which is much
harder than it looks. We make it to the ridge to watch the sunset.
   Resting halfway up...Group
picture
  Three wise men...A long way
down
Time stands still in the longest
sandy desert in the world at around 250.000 sq miles. It extends over the
countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE and the sultanate of Oman, with ever
changing shades of red, orange, yellow, gold and brown depending on the time of
day.
    We enjoyed a sundowner whilst
watching the sunset
  On top of the
world
For dinner we had camel biryani
with vegetables, fruit, local dates and ginger tea. We had opted to sleep under
the stars and had wondered if we had made the right decision when the wind
started to blow. We wrapped scarves around our heads and zipped ourselves into
sleeping bags. When the wind stopped after a couple of hours, it was still,
peaceful and very dark - no light pollution here.
 In the morning the fire was
re-lit and we enjoyed a breakfast of boiled eggs, bread , cheese spread, fruit
and ginger tea.
    What a view to wake up
to.
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