We thought we'd left mountain sports behind us, but last weekend rode some beat-up snowboards down the sand dunes in the desert.
We actually went out to play drums at a desert camp to the light of a full moon. But when we got there, the bowl of dunes surrounding the camp was swarming with kids and snowboards - called 'sandboards' if you're in the desert. Brady and Liam tuned into this immediately and roped Billy and me into helping them haul these heavy rickety boards to the top, so they could slip down the dune, followed by us on foot (or bottoms), only to head right back up to the top. Rosie was in on the action too, following us up, then rolling or sliding down on her own, no board required.
So although we could beat the drums along with the African & Arab drummers, ride on camels, get henna tattoos, smoke shisha, and best of all, cruise the desert dinner buffet, we spent the greater part of the evening riding on (and dragging up) these barely waxed snow-sand-boards up and down the slippery dunes.
We did manage to enjoy some grilled mutton and chicken, taboule and beet salads, a variety of hummous and garbanzo beans, an Arabic-style bread pudding with cardemon seeds and of course Arabic coffee, as well as a bit of drumming and camel rides, but ultimately we gave in to the allure of playing in the sand.
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3 comments:
Loved the photos. It looked fun. How long did it take you to clean out the sand from the kids???
What is smoking shisha? These pictures were great--the kids are clearly loving their lives over there on the far side of the world.
Looking forward to meeting up with all of you in a couple of months over on this side!
Every bit of this adventure sounds like fun. The only thing that might not be enjoyable is eating in the desert. I can only imagine the grit in my mouth as I try to enjoy food in the desert. Do they cook the dinner out there or do they bring it cooked? Do you eat in a tent? Also, is mutton the term used for regular lamb? Speaking of lamb, we had it made into fried rice today for dinner along with Janell's recipe for tilapia baked with coconut & curry. Yumm
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