‘Ayn al Qaţţār

After the Visitor Centre, we transferred to 4WDs for the 35 minute journey into camp.

The desert scenery en route was amazing! We arrived at our camp 🏕 just in time for sunset 🌇. We dumped our bags 🎒 and scrambled up the hill to get a good view. I managed to fall over half way up but, as Molly pointed out, it was a slow fall so I didn't hurt myself 😂. It was extremely cold but we did stay to watch the setting sun. Stones had been arranged into seats fir those who wanted to relax! 😂 The sky was totally clear - not a bit of cloud in sight - so it wasn't the best sunset we've ever seen, but the location more than made up for it.

Back in camp, we settled in to our homes for the next couple of nights. Luckily, they had supplied plenty of blankets to help with the freezing temperatures.

We then went to the restaurant tent for our 6.30pm dinner. They had prepared barbecued chicken and vegetables cooked in an underground oven so we went to see the big reveal! All the food was delicious!

After dinner, we played cards. The game was 'Shithead' which Mark had played before - on an overlanding trip through Ethiopia. It was a fun evening! Most of us turned in by 9pm - it had been a tiring day!!Read more