Well, can you believe that Andreas was the one who pushed for us to leave the desert today? He’s absolutely fixated on his Saturday afternoon soccer playing, and so he wanted to make sure we were back in Venice with plenty of time for him to nap before the game. We left around 11:30 this morning, which was just about perfect. Shade was scarce at that point, and my weird issue with gritty toes was starting to get the better of me.

I had a great time. Hooped my ass off. (Oops, wait: it’s still there.) However, we did not dance all night as planned. We tried a new technique: we slept all night while it was cool, and then got up at twilight. What a different some sleep makes! I had so much more fun. The Cloth also helped. See photos for more information.