The Sahara and Camels.

Here accounts one of the best trips ever. The Sahara is a remarkable place, with lots of sand, camels, bedouins and thousands of stars. I will never forget riding the camels out to the camp and sleeping beneath the stars.


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Hello everyone!

We just returned from the Sahara on Sunday, it was absolutely incredible. I’m not sure if I can describe it in words, but I will try. The entire trip was so…surreal.

We left Saturday morning around 5:30am, needless to say, I don’t really remember much of the car ride because I was asleep most of the time, actually, most of the people in our van were asleep……

However, when I was awake, we passed many villages:

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And Date Trees:

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As well, the King was passing through the region, so there were flags everywhere showing national pride, I suppose. On the way back we passed many envoys…so…who knows, we could have passed the King!

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As well, we learned from Emily (on the left) a new trick with scarves….The Italians had fun with it…

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Eventually, we reached the hotel, we didn’t actually stay there…just used their bathroom. Which, I have to add, was the best public restroom in Morocco so far, it actually had toilet paper and soap.

The hotel:

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After using the best restrooms in Morocco, we set off for our adventure into the desert:

Camels waiting for us patiently:

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This was my camel, apparently, his name was Bob, I did not name this camel. If I did, his name would have been Lulu.:

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This is what it’s like to ride a camel:

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Camel Shadows:

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Omgz, I’m on a camel:

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Riding into the Sahara:

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And there’s sand everywhere:

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The Sahara is incredibly quiet and beautiful…..especially at sunset:

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We reached our campsite at nightfall and we stayed in Bedouin tents….and ate a fabulous Tajine and fresh fruit….

We stayed in tents similar to these:

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The next morning, our guides woke us up at 4:15am (another early morning) to watch the sunrise from atop the camels:

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Desert at Sunrise:

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The sunrise was incredibly bright:

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We eventually stopped to watch the sunrise from atop a dune….

Our guide:

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Camel:

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I’m with a camel:

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Eventually we boarded (????) our camels and returned to the hotel:

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The “off roading van” we took to get to and from the hotel:

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Camels on the road:

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On the way back we passed more villages, this is what I expected to see when I came to Morocco:

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As well, we stopped and visited the monkeys that live in a forest about 20 minutes away from the University, as you can see, they’re a huge attraction for tourists:

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And the day finished with a beautiful sunset in Azrou:

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Other than the fabulous trip to the desert, life here is fantastic, as usual. Midterms are finally over and I have a lot more time to enjoy life here and classes