"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 admire the mushroom-shaped limestone formations.
I heard about the legendary white limestone cake icing that glows surreal and mysterious in the faint moonlight.
Further, I was told that I would be camping out with other backpackers from different parts of the world. This sounded like a lot fun thing to me -- camping in an unfamiliar landscape with people I don't know, but hopefully get to know before the night was over.
But there would be a sacrifice...
