Getting ready to depart the Dakhla Desert Lodge

We're going to be heading into the white desert today and will be leaving soon. We have a lot of ground to cover, but not as much as yesterday. I slept pretty well but woke up a lot due to the heat. I slept better than Lea, did, though. She eventually got up and soaked a wash cloth to lay on her body to try to cool down and that seemed to help. Here are some photos of the Desert Lodge. Everyone loved this hotel, in spite of the heat, and many said they wished we could stay there another night.





Soon after we arrived, and as we were checking in, we were gifted with a panoramic view of a lovely sunset.





This morning, some folks went out to the abandoned Islamic city, Qsar, while the rest of us took a leisurely morning. I woke at 6:00 a.m. without an alarm and headed down to the hot-spring pool. I was the only one there. It was relaxing, refreshing and very peaceful. Here's a photo of the man-made pool. On the far right-hand side of the photo is where the hot spring water comes into the pool. It feels great to sit there and let the incoming water massage your back. The rest of the pool is from cool to tepid, depending on where you are. When you get out the breeze really cools you down and being that this is in the desert you dry off rather quickly.



After departing our hotel, we made a quick stop at some nearby tombs. I noticed that we could see the Desert Lodge hotel from the tombs.



I hope to have internet access while in the White Desert. We'll see.

Thanks for reading and love from Egypt,
Stuart