Monday, April 28, 2014

High Atlas Part 1

Greeting you with an enthusiastic hug!  I've missed you and this little blog of mine.
Going from spending about 8 hours a day blogging and everything that goes with it
to full-time accounting again has been quite the adjustment.

I'm still loving my new job (I've even started dreaming in debits and credits again),
however, when I get home after a long day I just want NetFlix and wine before bed.
We were also traveling the past two weekends, so I just haven't had any time to blog.

Obviously, the blog will be changing a bit and I'm fine with that.
Less pressure to grow my stats and network,  it's once again my scrapbook scrapblog.
 I love travel, photography, blogging and exploring so none of that will change.

I hope that you will stick around.  As I've said before the best thing about blogging
is the connections I've made.

I'm editing hundreds of photos from Dunkirk, Gravelines, Bruges and Ghent
that I can't wait to show you.  But in the mean time, I really want to finish up with our Moroccan holiday. 

While we were in Marrakesh, we had an optional day trip up into the High Atlas Mountains.
Here are the photos from the first half of that day.

High Atlas Mountains Morocco


High Atlas Mountains Morocco

We stopped at a small cooperative where Berber women make Argon Oil by crushing argon nuts.
It's one of the rarest oils on earth and is used medicinally, cosmetically and in cooking.

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

We didn't get close to any camels during our time in Morocco, but hopefully on future travels.

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

We took a bus to a small town at the base of the mountains and stopped for some mint tea.
It was such a beautiful little spot full of children and families.
The primary mode of transportation changes from cars to donkeys the higher up you go.

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

If only I could have rented one of these beasts of burden to get me to our next stop.
Later this week I'll tell you about our walk hike up to the next village. 

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

High Atlas Mountains Morocco

Have you ever ridden a camel or a donkey?