Monday, January 25, 2010

The Sahara and an extended bus stop

So after a very very very very long day of traveling on a bus and then a bumpy Jeep ride we arrived at this hotel in the Sahara. It was incredible. Each room was painted a different color and had these huge beds, with these netted canopies across them. And the stars there as well were amazing. Just not quite as much as the night before in the Berber Village.
The next morning we woke up early and most of our group took camels, I walked, along the sand dunes to the peak of this one from which we watched the sun rose. At that point it didn't matter that it had taken close to ten hours of traveling to get to this point, it was incredible, impressive and one of if not the best moments of the trip. At dinner the night before Peter Geffen (the director) had told us it was our choice if next year's Kivunim would make this trip. At that point we were all thinking, what kind could be worth so much traveling, and such a long day.
The next morning was more than worth it. We were all covered in sand and tired because walking along sand dunes is quite tiring, but the sunrise was incredible.
The Sahara, the dunes, the Sunrise and the camels


After we saw the sunrise, we packed up and left the hotel, and had the same bouncy jeep ride out of the desert. Today though we could see where we were going, and the jeep ride was a lot more fun. Our task for the day was to head to Warzazat, the Hollywood of Morocco for a night, before making the trek back to Casablanca the next for the flight home. In Warzazat it was a pretty relaxing night, nothing much to report on there. The next morning was our final full day in Morocco, and the only task for the day was to make it to Casablanca, which was a four-five hour drive. About two hours into it the brakes on our bus overheated while we were stopped at a rest stop. We had to wait several hours for a new bus to come. We were stuck on the side of the road overlooking mountains, and fields and beautiful scenery, but we were still stuck there for about two and half hours. We ended up arriving in Casablanca about two hour later than scheduled, and we were supposed to have a dinner with Jewish youth there, but seeing as how we arrived after ten o'clock they were all asleep. We had a quick dinner, then made our way back to the hotel for a brief night's sleep before boarding a late (TurkishAir is always late) plane which stopped in Istanbul en route to Israel.
Overall Morocco was absolutely incredible and wonderful and amazing.

1 comment:

  1. I felt like I was in Morocco along for the ride! Great postings and photos.

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