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Morocco Day 8

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 The final day of the tour arrived, and after breakfast we hit the road for Marrakech. It’s a 4 hour journey through the Atlas Mountains, climbing to about 2000 km. We could see snow on the tops, even from the drive in the valley from the previous day. We took the only major road from Marrakech to the other side of the mountains. The road is newly renovated and is quite smooth. Lots of villages along the road were severely affected by the earthquake in 2023. 2900 people died in the quake, and even more lost their homes. Some money from the government came to people to rebuild their homes, but a lot was withheld. Some Berber people who travel through these villages have helped the permanent residents rebuild. At a rest stop Another rest stop  As we continued to drive, we made lots of stops along the winding road at view points. Another stop we made was at one of the oldest villages in the mountain. The rivers from the snow melt turn the valleys bright green, giving a strong to ...
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Morocco Day 7

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We got to sleep in a bit and have a late start. We left the hotel at about 9:30 to start the 4 hour journey to our next destination. We made a few stops along the way for photos. We drove through the rose capital of Morocco, where they produce rose oil, rose water, and other beauty products. We stopped at a rose product co-op as a rest and quick shopping spot. When the flowers bloom in April to June, the hills and valley turn pink.  Our haul, rose oil, rose water, and Brendan got Donkey soap Some old huts in the rose capital More rose capital The system used to extract the oil. the shop We continued our journey onwards, passing 1000s of Kasbahs, some smaller towns, and the largest solar farm in Morocco. We stopped for lunch at The Full Sun in Ouarzazate. This area of Morocco is famous for its movies. Lots of popular ones have been filmed here like The Mummy, Gladiator, and Kingdom of Heaven, as well as some TV shows like Game of Thrones and Prison Break. It is home to Atlas Studios...
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