If you dream of sand dunes and salty air

We went right into the desert today. We went trekking and wandered through the dunes. It's one of the only places in the world where wind blows on average 50% in each direction which means that instead of moving slowly along as most sand dunes do, these ones stay in the same place and create huge mountainous peaks.

We went on a tour into the desert and it was incredible. There are small spiders that weave special webs in the ground, plants that we saw turn from shrivelled up lumps to coloutful flowers with a tiny drop of water and amazing views.

We climbed up to the top of one dune, which seemed to take forever. The sand blows in your face a bit, but the views are incredible. Then we ran back down, which was one of the best experiences so far. The sand is really soft like snow, and you can run and jump down without fear of injury. It is possible to snowboard down it, but when we all ran down as a group the experience was just amazing.