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Pic of the Day: March 24

The idea of sleeping under the stars in the Sahara had been a romantic dream of mine.  Here’s what the reality looks like the morning after.

Luckily the sand had stopped blowing, so we weren’t confined to our mud huts.  Behind me on the right, you can see where our nomad guides spent the night.  Back and to the left, you’ll find the 100 meter sand dune we climbed the day before, giving us the chance to look across the Erg Chigaga and see nothing but endless sand dunes.