Camels

Tomorrow our Moroccan Adventure begins! I will first be spending tomorrow morning on a bus to Marrakech. In Marrakech there are amazing markets and side streets to explore. It is slightly more dangerous than Spain, but I will be sure to stay in a group.  The following day we are going to take a bus to the Sahara desert. We will be spending the night in a desert camp with nomads. We will have campfire dinner with the nomads as well. The following day we will start to explore the Sahara by camelback!  It will be awesome. After our camel ride is complete we will return to Zagora, then to Marrakech, then finally to Casablanca.  It will be a 4 day trip in all. I found some information online about camels I thought was interesting. Did you know that the dromedary camel is known for its healthy low fat milk? Or that the average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years!!  Or did you know that at the top of the hump of the camel they are on average 7 ft 1 inches tall!!  How about that camels can run at a peak speed of 40 mph!  Wow.. I learned a lot about camels today. I sure hope my camel doesn't decide to run at that speed though, that could be quite a ride!

After the camel ride I will be spending the evening with a Moroccan family. I think this will be a really cool experience, and totally unique to SAS. I am excited for that too!


Just thought I would let you know all I learned about camels.  Also, I will probably not have email for the next 4 days, and I do not plan to bring my computer with me. I would love to hear from you, but I will not return it until the 14th or 15th.


Talk to you later
Al