Berber Tent Camping

I couldn't believe it! Riding on camel back along the towering dunes with a Tuareg man carrying a bag of food (given to him by our guide) to offer to the family of nomads we were going to stay with ... it was one of the best nights of my life. After three hours on the camel, we found a family who welcomed us. They were hidden in a Bedouin tent, a mother, father, and three children who looked at us like we were Martians. Night fell, and we ate dinner with our hands with virtually no light to see by. Then we set out our bags to go to sleep under the stars. I'd never seen so many shooting stars! The beauty of the night sky kept us from sleeping - I wanted the night to last forever, but in the end we fell asleep from exhaustion.