Monthly Archives: February 2016

Goats, Mountains, and Snow in Morocco

Katy and I said goodbye to Rachid and Mohammad in Imlil and they headed back to their village about 10km away. Imlil had gotten about 6-8 inches of snow in the past two days and it was the first “real … Continue reading

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It Snows in Morocco

We departed Fes to start a four day tour ending in the mountains outside of Marrakesh in a haphazard manner. My email communication with the guide we hired, Rachid, said 9am. Someone from the riad we stayed at knocked at … Continue reading

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Buying donkeys for $100 in Morocco

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FACT: Moroccan Sun is Hot

  It has been a great past couple of days. We first headed to Meknes, the smallest of the three imperial cities. We of course arrived at the train station 5 minutes after a train had left so we purchased … Continue reading

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Casablanca, that is in Morocco

The adventure to Morocco has begun. It actually started with me having Friday off which necessitated a back country ski tour of the Brainard Lake area before heading to Northern Africa. Our trip to Casablanca began with a 6 hour … Continue reading

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