Well.....it was so windy that our shade tarp and umbrella wouldn't stay up. That should have been our clue of what was coming!!! Then the wind picked up even more and of course started blowing sand, which really hurt on the legs, faces, under the contacts, etc. Compare the sky in the first photo (when it was blowing a bit) to the sky in the second photo below. Desert storms are called schmalls and we were in one.
It was almost a 'white out' - desert style, when we did see the camels on the horizon so some of us ran over to feed them cookies and photograph them and the camel herder. You'll notice from the photo that the desert dwellers are much better dressed for the desert storms than we are - as the sand continued to fill in our pockets and shoes, not to mention our ears, noses, eyes and throats. The men kept digging, but finally we gave in to the forces of nature.
Driving in the sand requires a 4-wheel drive, but still can be tricky, not unlike icy winter conditions. On the way out, Doug got stuck and we had to get out the shovels and our sand ladders to dig them out. We always carry the ladders, which are used to give traction and a base to get above the sand to drive out on.
We had the picnic back on our patio. The day wasn't what we had planned yet nobody was upset or too disappointed. One great thing is about this group of friends is that we enjoy new adventures together. The feeling is that we just had a different adventure than the one we had planned on. I like that attitude!!!
1 comment:
Wow! That is crazy. That is a good attitude. No wonder you were emptying a cup of sand out of the pocket of some pants when I talked to you yesterday. That's a beautiful picture of the camels in the distance!
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