13 That’s not a Geode!

Had a great stay in the Todra Gorge. Hotel was spectacular. Not only were the accommodations great, but the physical location deep in the gorge was awesome. We ate dinner at the hotel and it was one of the best meals yet. They made a “Mousakka Tajine” very similar to Greek mousakka but in a taking and layered with eggplant and cheese. Delicious!

The original plan was to do the 4 hour loop hiking the gorge. Unfortunately being in a boot has hampered my hiking abilities. (Letting the kids sleep until 9:30 also didn’t help!) So we opted for a shorter stroll through the gorge along the dry riverbed. On our way here we stopped and bought a couple of geodes from some Berbers along the road. We now really want to find some on our own. We hunted along the rock walls and river bed for awhile. No one in the family appreciated my word of warning “the really dark round rocks are actually goat poop, not geodes!”

Next up, camel trek in the Sahara!