After a first and rainy day in Marrakesh, we went to the coastal town of Essaouria. It is a
beautiful town on the west coast of Morocco.
Essaouria and Atlas Mountains
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ESSAOURIA
After a first and rainy day in Marrakesh, we went to the coastal town of
Essaouria. It is a
beautiful town on the west coast of Morocco.
Pedro and I watching the sun set in Essaouria
A beautiful sunset and a picture from the Medina in Essaouria.
The main square of the medina in Essaouria.
THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Our next visit was in the High Atlas mountains. Mat and Rachel met a
Berber family
when they visited last year. We found their village again and met them on
our trip.
This is a view from the village. Back in the distance is our car. It
got so muddy that
we had to walk for quite a while so we didn't get the car stuck.
This is a picture of Hadeesha (L) and Salah (R) with their new baby and daughter
Miriam (middle below)
Miriam with her little sister. Miriam was very shy but very smiley.
Salah took us to see the town's olive press. Amazingly, we saw an
identical press in the ruins at Volubilis (see that page next)
This is where the dried olives are crushed before being pressed into oil.
Hadeesha and Miriam
A typical Berber village in the High Atlas.
We hit a snowstorm at the top of the High Atlas Mountains. The road is
windy, steep, and has few guard rails!