Desert Highways

The drive from Ali Al Salem was pretty quick and very different. We basically got onto this road and went straight for a long time. We passed a junk yard from Desert Storm… that was pretty neat. Then, all of a sudden, my boss started slowing down and I had no clue what he was doing… but I could tell he was looking for something. There was nothing around us… not even on the horizon. He eventually turned left onto what is supposedly a road; all that was marking it was a pile of rocks that were painted red. From my perspective, it just looked like every other part of the desert… nothing like a road! But I am finding out that there are not too many marked roads around here. We drove kind of at an angel and crossed over a few sand dunes and passed through a heard of camels and then suddenly the camp became visible in the distance. It was the craziest thing, but we got there!

(Above: Oh yeah... that is right-- I have a sign outside my door!)

Here are some pictures of my office and of this evening’s sunset… not the best picture--- but it was beautiful! I am sure there will be more. I am still trying to figure out my housing dilemma, I should have a permanent place by tomorrow.

(Above: My wonderful office that is stil a work in progress! Hey, my chair is really comfy... can't beat that!)

(Above: One of the many beautiful sunsets! This is my favorite part of the day!!!)