ABSTRACT
WE have seen the preparations necessary for a desert crossing, the traveller's choice of routes and manner of travel, his contracting for transportation and requisite equipment. It is now possible to think of the journey itself, and conjure up in imagination the routine of daily travel across the Great Desert Route, and to some extent, the Route itsel£ And since a separate chapter is devoted to the organization and customs of the merchant caravans, it will simplify the picture to consider only an example of one of the smaller, privately hired caravans.
