I'm sorry for no updates lately. At first there wasn't much to comment on, and then I was playing in the mountains for a week; also Im great at finding excuses. But here goes, with only 2 weeks left to fill people in I better make it a good one.
So after arriving in Essaouira on the coast of Spain I ended up staying for 9 days and have officially deemed this my favorite city in Morocco (even though I have seen less than 6 cities). Here I explored the shops, ate lots of interesting food (raw sea urchin being the weirdest), and played on the beach for several days. I figured i deserved it since I walked over 900kms. But as anyone who knows me might guess, I started to feel a little lazy and stir crazy.
This is when I decided I should climb a mountain; the tallest mountain in North Africa, Mt Toubkal (4162m). Venturing up into the wild with a cool Polish traveller named Radik and our Mule, we hiked for about 5 days though valleys and amazing little Berber villages finishing off with the summit of Mt Toubkal. Photos will come soon, because my camera had died and I need to steal photos from Radik and get my "Konice" disposable camera developed... thats right it says Konice, not Konica. That is why you need to look closely before you buy things in Morocco.
Now... I'm back in Essaouira for the final week before I fly to London.
This is my blog to keep everyone in the loop on my adventures, as questionable as they may be. I fly to London on Feb 11, 2010; returning to Victoria on May 9, 2010. While abroad I plan to explore France, Spain and Morocco. In France I will be snowboarding in the Alps for a few weeks. Hiking the Camino De Santiago in Spain through March. Finishing up with a month in Morocco learning how to surf.
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