We\u2019re back in Fez!<\/p>\n
We arrived after ten hours of driving across Morocco (ugh) in Majid\u2019s van. All eighteen of us at the camp woke up at 5:50 a.m. to watch the sunrise from the top of the dune. By 7, we were back at the hotel. It felt wonderful to have a warm shower.<\/p>\n
Ethan and I had breakfast (banana, egg, cheese, bread, orange juice) and then went out to lounge by the pool. We left after Mom and Dad had breakfast.<\/p>\n
During the ride, I alternated between sleeping, snacking, staring out the window, and reading Long Walk to Freedom [And an Even Longer Book]<\/i> by Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n
At about 5:30 p.m., we passed through the little town of Ifrane. Majid calls Ifrane, a university town, the best town in Africa. It was very European, between the German-style architecture and cold springtime weather. (Not as cold as Switzerland, where we\u2019ll be in a month, though\u2014the daytime highs are 10F.) I\u2019m surprised people could stand the cold enough to be out and about in Ifrane\u2019s green, well-manicured parks\u2014but then again, I haven\u2019t been in real cold in eleven months.<\/p>\n
Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We\u2019re back in Fez! We arrived after ten hours of driving across Morocco (ugh) in Majid\u2019s van. All eighteen of us at the camp woke up at 5:50 a.m. to watch the sunrise from the top of the dune. By … Continue reading