One of the good things about not being able to sleep in the desert is you are up bright and early to see the dawn. We walked up the sand dunes, took photos and warmed our hands on the hot chai from the fire. After breakfast it was back on the camels and a shorter ride back to the road, where our driver took us at light speed back to Jaisalmer and our hotel. It was a great trip and I found the camel riding a lot easier than expected, probably because they were being led. Sleeping under stars on the hard desert sand was another story. The kids were fine but Heather and I reluctantly admitted we might be getting a bit old for this.
We cleaned up, enjoyed lunch on the rooftop and caught up on sleep in the afternoon, especially David who unfortunately had the runs again. We had dinner at the First Gate restaurant, looking out at the floodlit fort and the house band doing solos on their nose flutes. After that our New Year's Eve was "a bit lame", as Megan put it in one of her more charitable moments. Everyone was tired and not exactly party fit, so we wished each other a happy 2015 and turned in early, ready for the early bus tomorrow.
Greetings Laxon clan and Happy New Year. Loving your exotic travel stories and locales. Recalling great memories of India from 25 years ago. The Lauders saw in the New Year with views of the sky tower and fireworks - sounds tame by comparison. Glad you survived the desert without injury. Can't wait to see all the pics
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Loving the blogs. Travel safe
Martin n the Lauders
Great photo! This may sound silly...but are nose flutes really played with the nose? Yes, I am an ignorant Midwestern American....;-)
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