Hello again,
Lots has happened since my last post. We left Marrakech, travelled to Azilal, Cascade D´Ouzoudes, Merzouga, Fes and finally Tangier before leaving Morocco yesterday. I must say we were glad to be out of there. Not that it wasn´t beautiful and very learning for us, but I think we started to get tired of having giant $$$$ painted on our backs. Morocco has a large number of people who are trying to earn a dollar from tourists in their country. It is all wrapped up in the way of the Berber people and ´Family´. Every place has this sort of thing, but the aggressiveness of it in Morocco is hard to handle for the meek whitey. I think Paula gave you the jist of what we did while there. The Western Sahara around Merzouga are candidates for one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. The Berber people of Morocco are some of the most hospitable I have ever met. The combination of French, Berber and Arabic cultures create a place like no other….
Two things I think hurt Morocco are Diesel and Plastic. I´m sure I will see this again on this trip too. Diesel fumes are HEAVY in all the large towns and cities we visited. You go home at night smelling like a old truck and having carbon shoved very far up your nose. Plastic bottles and bags have created a GIANT littler problem. Fields of plastic. They call plastic bags ´plastic birds´ because the fly through the air with the wind just about everywhere. Anyhow, I am sure they have bigger fish to fry than my whining about litter.
Our last night we spent at the Ramada in Tangier. Tangier is quite RAD. SO nice to be back to the Ocean. Next day we took a ferry to Algeciras in Spain, spent the night there and today we took the train to Granada, home of the worlds largest Arab Kasbah, The Alhambra. More touring of that tomorrow and then we are off to Barcelona for a few days….
That´s my update for now. Check the Photos link at the top of the page for some more pics. We are lagging behind in getting them uploaded, but hopefully now that we are in Europe for a bit, we can get them up to date…..
xoxox
Chris
I love reading your stories and clicking through your pictures (nice to see that they “recycle” old German cabs in Morocco).Very, very cool!! Happy traveling! Barbara
Barbara
April 18th, 2007
Great pictures Chris. The hat and banjo or your ice fishing picture is a toss up. Looks like you two are having a grand time
Vida
Vida
April 19th, 2007
haha sweeeet picture! sounds like a very interesting place. have fun in spain, catch a footy game if ya can..
kd
April 19th, 2007
Hello again,
mehdi cascad ouzoud and merzouga
August 21st, 2007