The temperature cooled off during the night and with a light cloud cover its not to bad this morning when we again climb on the camels for a 2-1/2 hour ride to a nearby Berber settlement. We had 12 camels but only 1/2 of the group rode while the other half walked. They wanted to get some exercise and do some rock hunting. One of our group is sick with whatever I had.
We rode towards a small mountain and then the 4WDs picked us up and took us to the Berber camp. We met the grandmother and 2 children and the grandfather. The other women stayed inside away from us and the men were tending the herd of goats, sheep and camels. The baby goats were left at the site so we had to stop and watch them play. They also have chickens. Their home is made of straw, sticks and scraps of fabric or canvas. One mud building was the kitchen while another of sticks with a mud oven is where they made bread, and another is the sleeping quarters. Water jugs were stored in a lean-to and wood was piled on stilts to keep the sand out of it.
After lunch, John got sick.
It is too hot to do anything but sleep or read but at five o’clock the chef taught us how to make the traditional Moroccan dish called ‘tajine’. He also demonstrated the proper technique to make mint tea.
Our evening entertainment was provided by the Gnawa (pronounced ‘gah-nah-wah) who are an ethnic tribe and former slaves from South Saharan region. They played drums, castanets and sang.
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