Gite Dayet Aoua Ifrane
Route d_Immouzer a Ifrane - km7 Ifrane, Morocco
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Step 16: Ifrane, where your ears sweat...
... because we were so exhausted from the previous four hours of non stop hiking! Nonetheless, we pushed through it and relaxed at the top of the mountain, viewing towns, villages, and hearing Moroccan music played from below.
Besides the sports bra sun burn, the swollen feet, jaggers in the legs, five hours of hiking on rocky terrain, sweating ears, and rolled ankles, the steps I took in Ifrane will be remembered forever!
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Ifrane and Azrou
Ifrane and Azrou might be two of my favorite cities that I've visited in Morocco, although they hardly represent "real" Morocco. In a nutshell:
- Ifrane: Feels like a combination of a nice municipal park and the Matterhorn section at Disneyland. The French built the town in the 1930’s and modeled it after European villages.
- Azrou: Feels ...
We passed through magnificent mountains
... talk to us and give us directions
in broken English or strong French.
There is a strong police presence throughout the area were travelled, normally at the
entrance and exit of most towns, each time so far we have just been
waved through so it will be interesting to find the area that the tour
guide told us, that with out him we may have problems at the police
posts.
We found two campgrounds ...
Eid
... are sheep everywhere!
On Eid only the male sheep (or rams) get killed. They save the females to reproduce more babies. Once the sheep is killed they have to give one third to family and friends, one third for themselves, and one third to the poor.
I'll try to keep you posted,
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Back in Casa
... on the days we were without internet access. I miss eating my yogurt and fruit in the morning (here it is mostly bread) and my smaller meals during the day. I know no matter how much I miss all this, I will really miss Morocco, especially the fantastic people we've met. Lots of people have said that I am welcome to come back and visit, and I might just take them up on that! ...


