Huacachina - Peruvian Oasis

[Captain Nartman]

GROOVY:


I’ve never seen an oasis before so this may not be anything special, but I thought it was pretty stunning.
http://thinkorthwim.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/sand_600x381.jpg (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=454615&in_page_id=1811)

It’s from an article in the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=454615&in_page_id=1811):
Shimmering beneath the scorching sun of the Peruvian desert is an extraordinary sight - a tiny settlement, complete with lagoon, lush palm groves, carob trees, cafes, neatly clipped lawns, 100-strong population and even the odd swimming pool.
For thousands of years, Huacachina, otherwise known as the ‘oasis of Americas’ - there is only one - has been a beacon of green, hidden deep amid hundreds of miles of barren desert.
The city of Ica is barely visible in the distance, but it’s closer than it appears. See the aerial view at Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbbs.keyhole.com%2Fubb%2Fdownlo ad.php%3FNumber%3D795774&t=k&om=1&ie=UTF8&ll=-14.08737,-75.763135&spn=0.007669,0.010042&z=17).
From Wikipedia:
[Huacachina] serves as a resort for local families from the nearby city of Ica, and increasingly as an attraction for tourists drawn by the sport of sandboarding on sand dunes that stretch several hundred feet high.



YouTube - Sandboard and Buggy Huacachina, Peru


N x :shades:

[Enigma]

That is so awesome :Thumbsup:

[mick]

Not a camel in sight :shock:

[Enigma]

Whats the camel for mick???
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A Captain in the foreign legion was transfered to a desert outpost. On his orientation tour he noticed a very old, seedy looking camel tied out back of the enlisted mens barracks. He asked the Sargent leading the tour, "What's the camel for?".
The Sargent replied "Well sir it's a long way from anywhere, and the men have natural sexual urges, so when they do, uh, we have the camel."

The captain said "Well if it's good for moral, then I guess it's all right with me."

After he had been at the fort for about 6 months the captain could not stand it any more so he told his Sargent, "BRING IN THE CAMEL!!!" The sarge shrugged his shoulders and led the camel into the captains quarters.

The captain got a foot stool & proceeded to have vigorous sex with the camel. As he stepped, satisfied, down from the stool, and was buttoning his pants he asked the Sargent, "Is that how the enlisted men do it?"

The Sargent replied, "Well sir, they usually just use it to ride into town."

[mick]

To ride to town of course :errr: