We had a grand, faraway feel, vacation at the Camp du Lampoul. We were greeted by a truck in the little town and they drove us into the southern tip of the Sahara Desert. We were the only guests in a camp that could accommodate 40 people. We were treated well. We had a large tent made from hand woven material and furnished with hand made beds, a leather trunk and table. The tents were marked with oil lanterns which also guided us at night to the facilities...
Not to be neglected is Mbuy Turre, our camel guide. He is a 19 year old nomadic man - very competent and pleasant - who made initial overtures to marry Kristin. He saw a picture of her on my camera and offered to sell all of his cows and sheep as a dowry.....funny thing about that, is that he wouldn't have anything left. Darwin was interested, of course, in pursuing this, but I said that she was busy, and not available, thank you.
Marilyn brings color to the desert campsite - in her clothing and personality.
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