Moroccan Kasbas & Deserts

Several travel tidbits

Internet in Casablanca provided one session of General Conference.  Amazing!!

our diverse group - 

6 Americans, 2 Argentinians, 1 Canadian, 1 New Zealander, 1 Belgium, 1 German

Horsing around at King Mohammed V mausoleum in Rabat

Fellow travelers (Argentine flight attendants) 

Lane has an admirer who nicknamed him "white heart" (pure in heart)

Sahara desert rats

 (riding the 2 center camels)

Excursion into the Sahara

The medina in Fez is famous in Morocco...a huge "mall" of over 9000 tight alleys.  Cars are forbidden, donkeys and carts transport supplies in and out.  Whatever you need, you will find it in the souks.  We had to be guided in...and out!

 Medina Souks meat market--auuuggghhhh!!

Huge vats of die in the tannery, specializing in leather goods.  

Men die hides while standing in the vats

 Unloading our duffle bags at this unique hotel, deep inside a canyon  

Lights out/generator off at midnight

   At 1:00 a.m. we receive a cell phone call from Sam

He reads our mission assignment:

Philippines San Pablo Mission!!!

(We report July 11, 2011-June 11, 2013)


How wonderful!!!  


Our homeless days are numbered...
Now we can set the end date on our European trip.

 Carolyn grinds argan kernels into oil

The two of us wandered in Marrakech for hours.  

While resting in a city park we enjoyed people watching

Our smiles to a mother-daughter prompted the small child to release her mothers hand.  To our pleasant surprise she approached us, giving us each a kiss on the cheek.  This also happened elsewhere.  Our guide said these children are well educated.  (Interesting, in the U.S. well educated children DO NOT approach strangers.)

 The traditional dessert throughout Morocco is an orange.  Sliced and sprinkled with cinnamon, or whole.  Other traditional dishes are tagines and couscous.  We recommend them all, but we hesitate to admit that the two of us ate at McDonalds twice!  For variety and sanity.

 Spice and grain markets included endless bag displays and dates & nuts all lined up in military-style (no photo)  Only 30 of 500+ photographs are posted here, perhaps still too many...

Lane & Carolyn sitting in front of a wall with a painting and an ad for a "Hotel"

But we will accept the edit

 Speaking of hotels...or lack thereof...

This night we board the overnight train from Marrakech to Tangier

Next stops: 

ROCK of GIBRALTAR

SPAIN  

PORTUGAL

Love, Momma & Dad

Carolyn & Lane