Trek Day 2 - Tinnerhourhine - ImskerMay 17, 2012
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Breakfast being made
Ahmen, our host at the gite
Al fresco breakfast
| I slept great and now after breakfast we start our hike towards the villages of Ikkiss, Amshere, Arg and then Imsker where we will spend the night. Today the hike is easy relative to yesterday. Gradual up and downs allow for enjoyment of the views and repair of feet and legs. There is a lot of poverty in these villages where time stood still. The women tend to animals and household whilst the men work the land. They are agrarian, self-sustaining villages, built along the river where they grow vegetables and fruit – mostly cherries, figs and walnuts. In Amshere a villager invites us for tea. The landscape, outside of the verdant valley where creeks abound, is rocky and dry. We see snake which I try to fotograph but it starts charging me. I run and Mohammed kills it with a rock. I learn later it is a desert viper, one of the more poisonous ones that do not let go once they sink their teeth into you, and kill within minutes. I also learn that it is an endangered specie -- I feel bad Mohammed killed it. This is an adventure shared with other guides when we arrive at gite. They look at the photos and tells us (me) that we are lucky. I have not had a phone, internet, or watch since arriving in Morocco. Everyday worries seem far away, I am very happy and care free but I miss Ada, David and Anna. Whenever I see a little child my heart aches for Ada but I tell myself I will see her soon. This is a trip of a lifetime. I am so fortunate to experience this. |
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