Morocco Day 8
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 ...