A day off! Originally I thought, “What? A day on a tour and nothing planned?” But what a joy not to have to get up on a schedule, breakfast on a schedule, leave on a schedule; especially after a late night last night and little sleep the night before. I slept in till 8am, had … Continue reading Day 29: Essaouira

Well I survived the night. Ended up wearing 3 layers of clothes and had 4” of blankets but I was cozy. The bad news is 2 of my roommates were champion snorers so it was not a good sleep… Yesterday we trekked up a hiking/donkey path to our gîte located at 6240’, today we had … Continue reading Day 28: Essaouira

Abdul, our driver, figuring out the luggage jigsaw Groundhog Day today, back in the bus for an early start into the High Atlas Mountains. We took a back road as the main route had construction delays so we enjoyed a very winding back road through a narrow gorge with steep, rocky cliffs and a village … Continue reading Day 27: Aremd