Night in the Desert: Desert Tour (2)

November 2018     itinerary link

continue from: Desert Tour (1)

Two young men served as our camel wranglers. They helped us onto the camels, tied together the camel train and led us off into the desert.

As we were trekking south, the sun was setting on our right, producing interesting shadows on our left.

At one point we passed a nomad encampment

Before reaching our camp we stopped at a dune to watch the sunset. We did some sand surfing and waited for the sunset.

After the sun went down, we mounted our camels and rode the rest of the way to our desert camp.

We settled into our tents, which were equipped with showers and toilets, then headed to the dining tent for dinner. Much to my surprise, they served wine. In the entire previous week in Morocco we had not eaten at any restaurant that served alcohol.

After dinner, we found a roaring campfire just outside. Local music was played by the staff and several of the 20 or so guests sang songs from their native countries. It was an invigorating experience.

The night sky was incredible.

We were up early the next morning to view the sunrise. The bright star in the photo is Venus.

We then packed up, had breakfast, mounted our camels, and headed back to civilization.

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