Today begins our voyage through the Sahara or, more specifically, the Sahara Occidental. Many think of the desert as dull, uninteresting, uneventful, and, if given the chance, would opt to never visit it. Discovery channel, in contrast, tells you other things at variance with such preconceptions. The desert, it says, is teeming with life and excitement. From our first day in the desert, I would strike a middle ground and encourage all who will listen that it is an experience that should be had, if not only once.
