On a caravan, with one of the Sahara's last European explorers
This story reminded me of a documentation I saw some years ago, about also a french guy in the sahara dessert. But more extreme, he was basically living in the dessert and moving around with his camels nomad style. Would be curious if he is still there. Possible.<p>Deserts are a special place. I can agree to the statement from the article. It is never boring.
At least not, when you choose to do the real dessert experience. Then you discover joys you did not imagine before, like finding fresh, drinking water, when you are dehydrated since a while, because the last 2 water springs had dried out and you really had to find water.
It can be orgastic, when your body literaly starts to be flowing again, as the body shuts down function after function if there is water shortage. And then it is a rush, if finally the blood can flow again ... (and that can actually kill you, if you drink too much too quick, after being dehydrated, start with some sips)<p>I experienced that not in a dessert, but on a long hike in a dry area, where fresh-water spots on my map did not had running water in reality and no civilisation around. So I was rationing water.
But then the next day, I found a spring. And so much water coming out! I could not believe it, all this fresh water just flowing and flowing and flowing ...