This book is a factual story about the life-or-death challenge to walk across a desert and climb a mountain to raise money for charity - in this case, Guide Dogs for the Blind. For someone who stays out of the sun to avoid painful sunburn and debilitating sunstroke, this sojourn was totally crazy Overweight, over 40, and very white-skinned, this woman steeled herself for the challenges ahead. Arriving in Sinai, every pre-conceived notion disappeared. As each day dawned, so did enlightenment about deserts and their peoples. Sleeping on the sand under blankets of stars; travelling with and relying upon the Bedouin; Sinai became a place of wonder and strange comfort, giving hope to new beginnings...
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