Today was one of the best days we have had since we got to Morocco. After the last two weeks or so of hazy mountains and hazy minds we woke up to a clear blue sky with unlimited visibility. So during our lunch break our CBT group hiked up the mountain behind town. I don’t know if it was the long needed break from the sedentary life that training provides or the amazing views of the valley and the Atlas Mountains around us but I felt revived. Something about scrabbling up the rocks seems to have unscrambled my brain. Don’t get confused, I still can’t speak Tashlaheet, but overall it was invigorating. We got to check out some of the wildflowers and plants, get a closer look at the geology and old shells fossilized into the rocks. For the first time since we arrived I felt like I was actually getting to know the landscape and this foreign land we’ve traveled so far to become a part of. There is talk about going for another hike on Saturday on the other side of the river, then maybe on Sunday we’ll make it to Ait Ben Haddou. As they say, “in’shallah”

Fossilized shells from when the mountains were under the ocean

The view from the top of the hike down valley towards Ait Ben Haddou