Day 1.
We started off by driving 20 kilometers or so outside of jaisalmer into the desert to meet up with our camels and guides. We met 2 people from Mylasia and trekked with them for the first day. Walking and walking, lunch, then more walking until dinner. The whole day was desert but there were small trees and bushes until we hit the dunes. The dunes were much nicer, and better to camp in, but they didn't go on for long. The entire thar desert is always changing from hard rocky desert, to small trees desert, to desert ocean dunes. Ones things for certain, it's hot. The night time consisted of camp fires, Chai tea, and a desert meal that the guides would make from hand. For breakfast it was always hard boiled eggs, toast and jam, and crackers. For lunch it was spices and vegetables with chapati, and for dinner it was rice, vegetables and chapati again. It was easy to get used to the desert at night. The stars are blistering out of the sky in every direction. We slept on blankets in the sand, and quickly had to get used to the desert night life. Beetles, scorpions, and snakes would be out at night. The scorpions and snakes were deadly poisonous, but the Beetles didn't bite. We spent the first night having Beetles snug under our blankets and walk over top of us. We awoke our morning to Beetle tracks all around and through our blankets.
Day 2
We split up from our friends since they were only doing a 1 day trek. Me, Lucas, and our guide, Piru went further on. We never really knew where we were going or where we were. We would come across wells, and after lunch was had, we came across a desert village where we had another guide join, Mango. Mango was quiet, but was always trying his best to make everyone happy. When we started the trek, Piru would have the camels and walk them to where we need to go, but by the second day we were in full control of the camels, which was good, except I had no idea where we were going. We eventually came across more dunes where we set up camp and spent the night.
Day 3
We spent day three making distance.
We came across 2 more villages where we got greeted by young children. They were so full of energy and we were completely exhausted, but they still made the day better. When we arrived at our 3rd village we met another guide and foreigner doing a 1 day trek so we decided to carry on together. We eventually made it out to more dunes, and started setting up camp again. We found a small hut in the dunes which had beds, or tables that gave us something to sleep on. Piru explained to me that we're in snake sands. Lots of snakes come out at night where we are. Don't go to the bathroom at night unless you have to. We survived the night, but unfortunately against our luck we got rained on. Not much you can do when you get rained on in the desert. The days were hot and the nights were cold, but it was great.
Day 4
We awoke with the daily routines, made Chai tea, hard boiled eggs, toast and jam, and crackers. We talked for as long as you can before it gets too hot and made our way. We walked until we found a road where we got picked up. 4 days was a good amount of time in the desert. Our guide Piru has been there for 20 years
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