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Sahara Sahara!

One of the big reasons Morocco has been on my want-to-go list for some time is because of the Sahara. It is storied, it is beautiful, it is different, it is mysterious--basically, it is all things I look for when traveling. While not all my super high expectations were realized*, after a two-night camel trek into Erg* Chebbi outside of Merzouga, Morocco, I've got a little better understanding of this place I've been so anxious to see for so long.

One of the things that I learned was that isn't the most comfortable experiences in the world, both physically* and mentally *. But they are incredible creatures, and to be to them was really great.

When I wasn't busy holding on for dear life on the camel*, I was constantly engrossed with the vistas. The desert, esp. sand dunes, are really beautiful! Very few of the I took *, but I'm okay with that. I've got the necessary imagery up in my noodle.

Yep, it was quite an adventure ("nomad ", an oasis, scarab beetles doing it, traditional Berber drumming, a frisky scorpion/spider getting intimate with my leg, bright stars, isolation, and more) and 'm so to have done it.

Friday May 10 2013

File under: travel, Morocco

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on Fri 10th May, 2013 11:56 am PDT Jule said:
Very cool. I was scared to do that cause I heard you'd get fleeced. And camels spit.
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on Fri 17th May, 2013 10:58 am PDT Wren said:
I think you are thinking of llamas (which also spit, but are more fleecy.)
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