Day 4 dawned early so we could watch the sun rise over the dunes.
We had to tip toe around a minefield of tourists who had pulled their
mattresses out of their tents to sleep under the stars.
We were rewarded with a
pretty nice view.
Going back to bed was not an option as we had another long
day ahead of us. Sipping a coffee with
the sun rising over the dunes was a very sensuous experience, nothing I had ever felt at Starbucks. Perhaps it was the strong coffee.
The girls received a parting gift as we were about to leave the bivouac. Our hunky Tuareg staff person gave them a private viewing on how to organize and prepare your turban. As we headed out, there was lots of giggling and comments about how long his turban was.
We retraced our steps from the dunes and back out onto the gravel plains. It was amazing how quickly it went from sand dunes to gravel plain.
We are heading up into the High Atlas Mountains.
We will pass through the Ziz and Toudgha Valleys. The valleys have active rivers so they are very lush and green.
The valleys were the preferred routes of the gold/salt caravans due in the most part because of this lushness.
The Toudgha Gorge narrows down to 10 m at its narrowest point and made a nice hike.
Along the route we passed more Kasbahs than you could shake a scimitar at. One of these pictures is not a Kasbah. Can you guess which one and what it is.
The day was even more successful when we discovered tagine and Moroccan salad on both the lunch and dinner menu. Mmmmmmm!
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