General Chat

So, whats been happning while I've been away then ? Have you all been good boys and girls ?

Mwah Great to have you back. Gwynne

*settles down to hear tales of the desert*

Good morning Paul, great to see you back Have you ever know me to be anything but good???? ;-))

MWAH I missed you! xxxxxx

Tales of the desert.... hmmm I'll add a few details later, but to be honest I only actually wrote 2 days of my diary - lost the will to write it on Tuesday. Had a brilliant time though.

Mornin Paul Good to see you returned alive n well lol

Morning Paul, I hope you didn't lose your memory in the desert. Nice to have you ba ck though June xx

Morning Paul did you have fun Right,,now tell ,,how did they go to the loo !! been waiting to ask...tell tell tell

Good morning Paul, good to see you back. Heather x

Ohhhhh welcome home Paul and very very well done you. Now we need all the news xxhugxx

Gwen, how did they go to the loo ? how do you think lol At the camp each night there were two tents, with hole dug in the floor. On our walks, it was a case of... find the nearest dune/tree. June... no, didn't lose my memory, however some days did tend to merge into one by the end of the week... I did however lose all my money and my mobile phone... Paul

and were there any trees come on whats the gossip, promise wont tell anyone between you an me...no one else will ever find out nobody will read it

Paul lol we have waited a whole week for the news, sorry about the money and phone though xxhugxx

No gossip. Sorry, but its true. I think everyone would have been too bloody knackered anyway lol THere were actually more trees than I would have expected on some days, but on others... very few and far between. On the last couple of days, the terrain was almost completely flat, with no cover at all, no dunes, no vegitation... so it was just a queston of hanging back a bit behind the group, drop your pants and get on with it...

Er...thanks for the demo, Paul:-) So nice to see you back. XX BC

Was it as tough as you expected? how are the feet? did everyone stay well? questions questions questions xxhugxx

Would you do it again

Yes it was as tough as expected. Hotter than we though, we weer expecting high 20's most days, we got high 30's - one day we hit 43 degrees. It was also a lot windier than we expected - one afternoon we walked into a headwind, which you can imagine is horrible with all that sand. The next afternoon was even worse, and everyone was taken on to camp in a landrover, except a couple of us who braved it with the guides and tried to walk it. Only got about halfway though, had to give up and go on the camels. Which I didn't enjoy at all !!! Feet ? they vary. Mine are fine, no problems at all. Quite a few ended up with blisters. Poor Tracey, her feet were in a terrible state, I don't know how she managed to keep walking, she was in pain with every step for most of the week - an incredible show of determination.

Welcome back and well done all of you!! Anne:)))