Merzouga -> Todra Gorge

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I heard the morning call to prayers around 05:00hr (must have been from Merzouga) and got up for another sunrise in the desert. This one was better because it wasn’t cloudy. It was back on the camels again to go back to the auberge for breakfast and get cleaned up. About half way back I was kind of numb from the waist down from camel riding but I decided to tough it out. Some people decided to ditch their camels and walk instead near the end.

After a quick breakfast and a refreshing shower we were back on the road again. Another long drive took us to palmeries not too far from Todra Gorge. We walked through fields of alfalfa, barley and other fruits/vegetables, not terribly exciting but a welcoming break from our long drive. Todra Gorge is a much smaller version of Grand Canyon with 1000 foot high rock walls. Our hotel is right in the gorge and that night I felt asleep to the sound of croaking frogs.

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Photos

Photo 1
sunrise @ Erg Chebbi

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palmeries

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I called this Camel Rock