Today was our first trip out to the desert. A group of people set out to dig for sand roses. These are crystal formations that form below the sand. You dig about 1 meter down to find the roses which are made of gypsum. This was similar to the book Holes with all the digging.
The goal of all the digging is the sand rose formations which are nice for your garden and make great Christmas gifts.
The Jeep did awesome in the sand. This Lexus had to be towed out of the sand. Towing cars out the sand is an everyday occurrence. Most of the people had tow straps and shovels and it took no time to get this car unstuck.
A herd of camels passed through while we were digging. The camels were curious and came right up to us.
Matthew of Arabia 