Stage 1

Day One

---

March 31st 2008
We arrived safe and sound and met up with 4other people traveling with the french. We decided to share one of the tents. 3 English and one Dane one of whom is a girl qnd all of whom are pretty international. There has been good camaraderie in the tent since. Yesterday was admin day and 20 people failed the medical but we were all fine. Despite a few sandstorms everybody was pretty excited and 802 ... read more

Africa » Morocco

---

In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more