"I was no longer stressed. Instead the sea of drifting sand gave me inner peace -- a peace so perfect, I knew only God could bestow."
I was supposed to venture out to the "White Desert" to revere the mushroom-shaped limestone formations.
I heard about the legendary white limestone cake icing that glows magical and mysterious in the faint moonlight.
Further, Atef told me that I would be camping out with other backpackers from different parts of the world. This sounded like a lot fun to me -- staying the night in an unfamiliar landscape with people I just met, but hopefully become good friends before the night had passed.
But there would be a sacrifice...
