Day 52 - Gorgeous

This morning we were up early to see the sunrise over the dunes before meeting again in the dining tent for breakfast. It was a chance for another camel ride but we opted out, K's excuse was her former career, M's was that he had mastered camel riding the previous evening so there was no reason to do it again. We hopped back into our van with the Canadians for our trip out of the desert.

First stop along the way was to learn about the old well system that was used by the nomads, further stops included river oases and then into the mountains to visit some of the magnificent gorges in the mountains. 

Seeing nomads on the rocky hills with their sheep somehow surviving when there seems to be barely any life was mind boggling, as was learning that they are illiterate and just continue to lead the nomad life as shepherds, passed on by generations. We also learnt that our driver/guide's 35 year old wife had never been to school and was illiterate, but he was very keen that his young daughter receives an education. 

 We stayed the night at a hotel in Tamellalt near the Dades Gorges, and and met up again with an American couple we had met the previous day who were doing the same tour but had opted for the private option.