A camel ride back to Merzouga, we clean up, have breakfast then head back to Mohammed's home town of Rissiani, (misidentified yesterday). There we have a tour of the town and the market. Of the many town tours we have had over the years, this one seemed the most authentic and real. Not only the traditional vege and meat market, but we also got to see where they sell live goats, burros and horses. No Costco or Safeway needed here.
The final stop of the day was the Todra Gorge. Again an unexpected site. Deep and narrow, and we were the only ones there. Great taking a holiday off-season. Also, we were late enough where all the vendors had already gone home for the day.We spend the night in Ouarzazate.
Mobile orange and tangerine salesman
There ever present spice stands
'Stop' in Arabic
Next we head out to a fossil museum. HUGE business in Morocco. Ammonites, trilobites, orthoceras; you name it from the Ordovian, Cambrian, Orthocerian time periods, (I think). They have quarries full of these ancient sea creatures that they slice and dice up for everything from individual plates to pendants, to tables, sinks, even saw a toilet made out of fossils. Nothing goes to waste. (No pun intended).
BONUS PICTURE.....
For you faithful followers, below is a picture of Gloria in a meat market with a camel head!
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