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Arrived by Camel on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 9:00pm local time

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Decorative letter Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Building with Moroccan flags; Tangier, Morocco Tangier-Tarifa ferry in port; Tangier, Morocco Spray-streaked window on ferry, with rainbow; Strait of Gibraltar Spray-streaked window on ferry, with rainbow; Strait of Gibraltar Emilie; Tarifa, Spain Emilie and Sheryl; Tarifa, Spain
Decorative letter Friday, June 27th, 2008
Berber guide fascinated by Emilie purifying water with an ultraviolet light device; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Berbers drumming; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Mohammed, Berber guide, bringing blankets back to camp in the morning; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Mohammed, Berber guide, bringing blankets back to camp in the morning; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Dunes; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Dunes; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Oasis; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Knee- and hand-prints in the sand from a Muslim prayer; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco
Knee- and hand-prints in the sand from a Muslim prayer; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Knee- and hand-prints in the sand from a Muslim prayer; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Camels; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Camel; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Mule; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Traditional Berber tent; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Traditional Berber tent; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Traditional Berber tent; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco
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Decorative letter Life and death among the dunes; Out of the desert on camel-back; Mad dash for Marrakesh; Night train to Tangier
Milie and I woke early in the morning, just before the sun came up, and realized that we'd slid a few meters down the face of the sand dune, and that we'd lost Sheryl. We looked in the sand and under the blanket, but couldn't find her. Turns out she'd…
 
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Decorative letter Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Berber tents at an oasis; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Berber tents at an oasis; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Berber tents at an oasis; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Dunes and footprints; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Camel with nose ring; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Yours truly with my camel, by Emilie; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Sheryl with her camel; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Emilie and Sheryl climbing a tall dune by the campsite; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco
View of the desert from the top of a high dune; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco View of the desert from the top of a high dune; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco View of the desert from the top of a high dune; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Emilie and Kato at the top of a dune; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Yours truly at the top of a dune, by Emilie; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco View of the desert from the top of a high dune; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco Sheryl and Marion catching up climbing a tall dune; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco View of the desert from the top of a high dune; Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco
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Decorative letter In which I learn more than I wanted to know about agriculture; Berber carpets and the attempted selling thereof; Cold stream in a hot place; The Water Issue; The Arabic Camel Joke; Milie's marriage proposal; Into the wasteland; On camel-back into the Sahara; At last, I am warm enough; Dinner with the Berbers; Creepy-crawlies; Sleeping under desert stars
A bit of confusion ensued this morning - Sheryl went out early to explore the caves in the cliff, while Emilie and I slept in. She was a bit later getting back than we'd thought, but I was very sluggish getting to breakfast since I thought we were leaving at…
 
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