1) The passage describes a trip taken by the author to the Sahara Desert in Merzuna, Morocco. 2) Key details include traveling by minibus from Marrakesh to Merzuna over two days, seeing amazing countryside along the way. Before sunset on the second day, the author rode a camel into the desert. 3) After two hours of riding, the author reached a camp in the desert where dinner was served, as the author was starving. It got very cold after dark when the author slept under the stars before seeing a shooting star.