We woke up before sunrise on our 2nd wedding anniversary in our fancy tent in the desert. We threw on some clothes and hiked up the sand dune to watch the sunrise. Sadly, it was hazy and not a great sunrise, but the desert was quiet and the dunes are really something to look at. Just as the sun was rising our friends from Maine also made it up the dune along with a hysterical dog that must belong to the people who own the tents. He was sooo excited to be up on the dune with us and was running all around the sand.
After we hiked back down the dune, it was time for breakfast. Then, back to the camels for our sunrise ride. More great pics and a great way to start our anniversary.
Sadly, Michael wasn't feeling well...some sort of allergies or sinus thing. But, he was a trooper and made the most of our time w/ the camels.
Then, it was time for MORE driving. I think we were both over the driving and ready to just be somewhere and do SOMETHING! This time we had just one stop at Todra Gorge. Interesting place. Reminds me of something you'd see in Arizona, but not at all protected. Graffiti on the rocks. People selling stuff all along the walkway. Very interesting. But, a nice break and chance to get out of the car and walk a little.
We stopped for some lamb tajine for lunch and then continued on our way to Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of Morocco. As we arrived we saw this cute little shopping/restaurant area and a kasbah. We thought this might be great. Then, we kept driving and arrived at our riad in this sketchy part of town. The riad itself was beautiful with this great view of the mountains, the palm trees, and the pool. But, it was in the middle of nowhere, so we were stuck there for the night. Kind of a bummer as we were ready to explore something, but Michael was feeling even worse so it was kinda nice to be forced to just relax. We both took nice hot showers (the tent showers were just not warm enough in the cold tent), sat by the pool for a bit, and then went to dinner. Dinner was nice! A full 4 course meal that was more European than Moroccan. We got a bottle of wine to celebrate our anniversary and enjoyed the movie music that was playing. We asked for some additional bread at some point and I think our waiter thought we were still hungry, so he asked if I wanted some olives. I said sure. He came back with three big bowls of olives!! After a 4 course meal! Haha. I had a few, but certainly didn't finish them. After dinner, Michael took a quick dip in the pool hoping it'd clear his sinuses up and then it was an early bedtime for us.
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