Fort Bou-Jerif

Posted on Wednesday, 23 December 2009 by robjkentjr

After leaving Western Sahara, we had more freedom to travel and explore the inland areas without a fear of finding landmines.  We decided to try an old French Foreign Legion fort in the high .
We decided the coastal winds were too much and we found inland campsites from here on out.  Here, we used the sand to bury the edges of our tent and try to keep the air out.
Cactus is a major crop of the area and here is a local making the rounds with the help of their donkey.
A local mosque on a mountaintop filled with succulents and cacti.
Work with what you have.  Since no trees grow here the locals use rocks as fence posts.
Here is the passing by Fort Bou-Jerif.  We spent two days here in the nearby luxury campment.
One of many old citadels perched on a mountaintop as we make our way back to the coast.
The misty of a coastal valley.
The deeper we went into Morocco the more we fell in love with the country, its people and the food.  Coincidently, we just received an invitation from to serve in Morocco and would be happy if our site was a little Berber village like Tafraoute, which is our next stop, was the coldest night of our trip and the last time we slept in our tent.

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3 Responses to Fort Bou-Jerif

  1. Ange Lobue says:
    Sunday, 29 August 2010 at 19:44

    Wonderful photos. It was such a great 10 days and now we have the photos to prove it.

    Reply
  2. Neca Alves says:
    Sunday, 29 August 2010 at 19:45

    It's the best I've seen in years too!

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  3. Kim. says:
    Sunday, 29 August 2010 at 19:46

    Hi Rob,
    So you're joining USPC again? Nice! I have been living vicariously through your journals and look forward to more!

    Hope all is well. Happy holidays,

    Reply

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