May 8, 2016

May 8, 2016

Catherine called for mother's day and was able to fill in a lot of details about her trip. There has been A LOT of time spent on buses.

She enjoyed Fez. Some of the streets are so small it's hard for even one person to walk through. They were in a non-touristy area which she enjoyed greatly.

The jumping off point for the camel trip was a lovely resort. She especially appreciated the soft pillows. Apparently, Morocco doesn't really do soft pillows. Or soft at all. That was what was so difficult about the camel ride. The hump is covered with padding and then a hard saddle is put on top of that. There is no cushioning on the saddle and the ride is bumpy. I can see where that would be tough after about 10 minutes.

Here's a camel parking lot

This is Reginald, her camel. she thought he looked like our cat, Tigger.

My favorite experience that she told me about was in the desert. The rest of the group had climbed to the top of a giant sand dune. Catherine stopped part way up and just let the group go on out of earshot. Then she had the whole huge desert and the sky to herself. She says she's never seen such stars. She just sat there as part of the universe and feeling small.