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Fondest memory: There's something about deserts - they really get into your blood - they certainly have got into mine. Don't ever think they're just a boring expanse of nothingness - the everchanging colours, shapes and shadows; the play of light and shade across angles and sweep of the dunes (photo 1)and extraordinary rock formations; the pearly glow of the sand in early morning (photo 2); the fire of the sun on the rocks and dunes at sunset; the brilliant clarity of the stars at night; a string of camels seen through a sandstorm (photo 3); the miracles of water in the desert seen at oases (photo 4) and wells;a veritable maze of different animal tracks around a rocky outcrop or a clump of bushes; long spells of absolute silence and stillness - so many magical moments and memories that will stay in the mind's eye forever.