It took us a good long time to reach the mouth of the river, so, instead of returning by sea, we got off the boat there and walked back home over the sands of the beach.
费了我们很长时间才到达河的入海口，因而，我们不经海上回去，下了船从海滩上的沙地步行回家。
2
A desert village perches "on the edge of the hot sands like a small harbour on the edge of a great sea".
一个位于热沙边缘的沙漠上的村子就像大海边上的一个小港口。
3
Sunshine, sands, sea, blue sky and relaxed people.