On the Road to Foum-Zguit

Today we had breakfast at Complex El Kasbah (we decided to give it another try), and this time we weren’t disappointed. The food was quite good, and they seemed to understand gluten-free options after I showed them a Google Translate note explaining what I could and couldn’t eat.
I’ll keep it short this time since we need to go to bed soon to be ready for the Sahara tomorrow.
David and Hamsa picked us up in Taroudant around 11 a.m., and we drove for five hours to Foum-Zguid. Along the way, the landscapes and vegetation changed several times. We saw argan trees filled with goats climbing them, followed by many acacia trees and bee boxes for honey production. Later, we passed through oases with countless palm trees.
We stopped at a saffron farm to drink saffron tea at the house of a local whom David has known for 15 years. Now we’re staying at a very nice hotel in the middle of nowhere. The garden and rooms are fancy, but dinner was rather strange: they served a kind of Moroccan-Italian fusion dish. It was kefta tagine (essentially meatballs in tomato sauce) paired with spaghetti. So, it was like spaghetti napoletana with a Moroccan twist.
Since I couldn’t eat the spaghetti, they brought me a tuna salad with tomatoes instead. Let’s just say it was a wild combination and leave it at that. Moroccan cuisine can be incredibly delicious, but I’m looking forward to returning home to my usual salads and veggies!

Now, in the morning, we‘re having breakfast and then leaving for the Sahara. I will give my next sign of life on the 13th evening, if i have not been eaten by a camel by then.:))Read more