Returing from the Sahara

Told to wake up at 6:20 in time for the 6:30 sunrise but it was too cloudy to see. Very unamused. Had one slice of bread for breakfast. Then a bumpy 15 minute camel ride which was surprisingly hot for 7am.
We then waited for what felt like an hour for our driver to arrive feeling very queasy in the Sun, we then set off on our monster of a journey back. All three of us forcing our eyes closed in the hope of getting more sleep. Our first stop for a much needed actual toilet, some ready salted Pringles and travel sickness tablets. Returned to the car for another 2 hours before stopping at a strange man’s house to look at carpets and more tea.
At this point starving and nearly out of cash we then stopped for lunch. Had a lovely veggie couscous and threw half a bottle of sprite over Fran.
Returned back to the hostel after what felt like a million hours in the van where we were decontaminated. This process involved being sent to a room without a door to take the clothes off that had been to the desert and have them tumble dried to destroy any trace of bed bugs. Humbling.
We washed off 48 hours of sweat, suncream and sand before heading out to a funky rooftop bar to watch the sunset.
After the sun sets the main square transforms into a food market with live music and entertainment even gambling games!. We listened to some of the Berber music we had seen in the mountains and had a look for what to try tomorrow! We have our eyes on some ginger cake and a patisserie for the morning.Read more