The Sahara desert starts just outside Marrekesh and we did an overnight excursion out to the sand dunes. What an experience!
If you ever thought a camel ride was going to be a 'walk in the park' may I suggest that you do it at a young age? I say this because riding the sand dunes is kind of like bronco riding while balancing on a hump and you're hoping the camel isn't dumb enough to go down some real- bad slopes! And if you thought your bum gets sore spinning or cycling, try a camel for a 1 1/2 hour trek up and down sand dunes. It will take days to walk normal.
All kidding aside, it was a glorious adventure. The Sahara is unbelievably majestic and quiet.
There is no sound other than wind; unfortunately this can be quite substantial. Our guide wore the standard turban and asked if we wanted to buy one.
As we brought along our handy-dandy MEC hats we declined. Well, there's a reason for these turbans. It's to protect orifices and clothes from sand... And there's a lot of it if it's windy. Which is what it was when we were there.
We stayed overnight in the desert which was wonderful; and we got up early to see the sunrise which was spectacular. Why no pictures? Unfortunately, the wind and sand jammed the camera and we couldn't take any pictures (we didn't take an iPhone out in the desert because, like why?). Bottom line- I'm going to very patiently clean the camera to see if I can get it working again.
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