Dead Donkey

I named him Don Quixote! Pretty nasty...

So, first full day in the Dakhla Oasis and I must say it is GORGEOUS! We explored all day today after eating lunch and happened upon this dead donkey pictured above. Beyond this, we found A TON of animal bones including a half of a mandible, several pelvises, femurs, and others. We even found a dead small dog-like animal in a cave which was frightening...

Nasty dead animal sticking out of a hole in the ground.

 Other than discovering a lot of dead animals and bones, we came upon the "hot spring" that was supposed to be a sort of retreat for us from our 3 minute shower allowance every couple of days. Unfortunately, when we got there it looked more like a giant sewer since the water wasn't running properly, so we decided to just explore some more instead. Hopefully the water will start working again, but until then, 3 minute showers for me!

 Weird hot spring attempt...not good.

We were not able to make it to the escarpment that we are passionate about eventually visiting. It looks incredible and we can see it from our dig house. Some day we're going to get there and apparently we'll be able to run/roll/fall down the giant sand dunes!! :D

You can barely see it but it's off in the distance, pretty neat!

 Anyways, our adventuring was pretty awesome, and tomorrow should be fun with our first seminar and a visit to the local village Mut to pick up some supplies, like a HEATER which turns out to be essential. It's SOOO cold here at night, it's unbelievable. Anyways, talk to you later!!

-Christina