Tag: sahara

  • Morabit Marbre Fossils, Erfoud

    Morabit Marbre Fossils, Erfoud

    Our first detour after we left our Merzouga desert camp on our cross-country drive was a fossil factory or rock shop – Morabit Marbre Fossils, at Erfoud – the fossil capital of Morocco. What kind of music goes with fossils ? Try this : During the Devonian period, the Paleozoic Era, from about 450 million…

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  • Road trip in Morocco #3 – from Boumalne-Dadès to Ouarzazate

    Road trip in Morocco #3 – from Boumalne-Dadès to Ouarzazate

    Our second road trip across Morocco took 3 days, 2 nights, from our desert camp at Merzouga to Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. The first night was spent in Boumalne-Dadès, and the second in Ouarzazate. This post covers the journey between these two points. See earlier posts about the road trip here and here. This…

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  • Road trip in Morocco #1 – from Fes to Merzouga

    Road trip in Morocco #1 – from Fes to Merzouga

    This road trip is one of two which took us across Morocco. We arranged a driver to take us, 6 people, from Fes to Merzouga, south of the country. The journey in a Mercedes minivan started at 7:30 am and covered almost 500 km in one day. According to Google Map, it predicts 7.5 hrs.…

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