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 Day 2 - Our first Moroccan village |  The vastness of the high Atlas *** |
 The elegance of the only surviving part of the Glaoua stronghold at Telouet *** |
 surviving while most of the rest decays |
 Good food *** |
 and kind hospitality |
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 Day 3 - where to park your camel *** |
 The old town of Zagora |
 Silversmiths at work |
 and lots of tempting things to buy *** |
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Masses of pottery *** |
 ...and a camel ride to round out the day *** |
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 Day 4: "boundless and bare, the lone and level sands stretch far away" |
 but there is one bus a day, even out here! |
 There are afew genuine sand dunes, but not that many on the edge of the desert |
 >and, marvel of marvels, a waterfall at teatime *** |
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 Day 5: A teahouse in a remote village |
 where they gave us delicious refreshments |
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A short stop at the Igherm souk *** |
 where they had every home necessity |
 and then onto Tafroude *** |
 with its marvellous carpet shop *** |
 We walked up the mountain road with our luggage following us on the roof of the 4 x 4 |
to the mountain village of Tagoudiche *** |
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 Day 6: 6 members of the group decided to climb the local mountain |
 which had many interesting plants |
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The walk was not difficult, but the track was stony most of the way *** |
 and there was a fantastic view from the top! |
 The others had a detailed tour of the village, including the olive press |
 and the threshing floor |
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 Hilltop forts on the road to the coast *** |
 and goats trained to climb trees after argan nuts |
 to arrive in the fishing port of Essouaria |
 for a delicious fish lunch |
 followed by a visit to the fish market |
 a look around the little shipyards |
 a tour of the harbour |
 and a first look round the many excellent shops |
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 Back at the harbour at dawn |
 with its beautiful boats *** |
 ...and then back to the serious business |
 of shopping |
 or, mostly, just looking |
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 then back on the road to Marrakesh |
 for more window-shopping |
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a walking tour of the city *** |
and a visit to the excellent museum *** |
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