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Friday Photo: Desert Stars

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Perhaps the most noticeable difference when living back in England is the sudden presence of a roof, out in the desert there is no such thing and rarely clouds either. As such, an utterly brilliant starry sky is always in view arcing sedately across the night. We had tents, but didn’t feel any need or desire to use them except for storing kit, preferring to sleep out on the open sands all alone, save for the occasional nosy camel.

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James_BorrellJames is a conservation biologist with a passion for expeditions and adventure having been involved in projects on four continents. In the UK James regularly speaks in schools to inspire and engage young people in science. He has recently returned from an expedition to the Dhofar Mountains of Oman in search of the elusive and critically endangered Arabian leopard.View all posts by James_Borrell →

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