A change...

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More Holga Joy

Some Holga From the Trip

These are all taken with the Holga 135.

Ouarzazate

Last night we spent the night in Ouarzazate. Wazazeet is how it seems to be pronounced. It was uninspiring. We drove today through the mountains to Marrakech. It was probably the most scenic bit of our tour yet. There were loads of red rock like everywhere else we'd been but there was also snow. The trees also returned on the Marrakech side of the mountains making the landscape look like the Moroccan flag. Marrakech so far has been what was expected, although there was a lot less hassling than Fes. This could be because of the large increase in the volume of tourists. We also found that the prices for stuff is cheaper, therefor we felt like we got taken on some of our earlier purchases. Tomorrow we do a little guided tour of the city and try our best to not get every dirham wrung from us! Truthfully, Spain was just as cheap as Morocco, probably cheaper simply for the fact that every man, woman and child is trying to get some coin. Hotels are only a little cheaper in Morocco but meals are still around 10€/$13Cdn. Even in the more remote areas it was this much. The comparison to say Nepal is that if you wanted a meal on the trail, the most you would pay would be 210npr/$3Cdn. In the tourist area of Kathmandu the absolute most I spent on a meal and juice was 700npr or $10Cdn. You could easily find a nice little guesthouse for $10/night and the hotels in the tourist area were $35/night. Here it is more like $50/night. I'm not saying its a bad thing, as it is pretty neat and there are loads of interesting things to buy at the souks. The desert is pretty nice too.

Top Ten Places in the World I Want to Visit That I Haven't Yet

1. Kayak- Haida Gwaanis National Park, British Columbia, Canada
2. Hike- Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada
3. Visit/Culture- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4. Visit/Culture- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
5. Hike-The West Coast Trail, British Columbia, Canada
6. Hike- The East Coast Trail, Newfoundland, Canada
7. Canoe- Lake Winnipeg Area, Manitoba, Canada
8. Climb- Mount Temple, Alberta, Canada
9. Surf- Long Beach, British Columbia, Canada
10. Hike- Wells Grey Park, British Columbia, Canada

Mezourga

Right now we are in Mezourga. It is a little desert town. Last night we rode camels out to a desert camp for the night. We heard some local Berber music and had a campfire. Today we 4x4ed around the desert. Literally around the desert. Now I am thoroughly wiped. I'm ready for supper and a bed.

The Medina

We just visited the medina in Fes. It was batty. We made it in and out in about three hours, which was more than enough for me! The hassling was a bit too much. It was very beautiful at times but it was hard to enjoy because the air of business, busyness and buzzing. By buzzing I mean that once we agreed to whatever they wanted, it was a constant buzz of chatting, flitting from one rug/bag/shoe, etc. until the eventual breakdown of our mental barriers and we say, "yes, yes we'll buy!"
I am not used to that amount of stress.