This trip was amazing but also a whirlwind of emotion! We did not have the easiest times while traveling through Morocco. There were 6 of us and ALL of us were sick at some point in time. We rode in cars for up to 12 hours multiple times to get from one city to the next, and majority of the time with zero air conditioning in 100 degree heat. I was honestly very sick of eating tagine and slowing sweating to death in the Sahara Desert. At one point, I took a cold shower for a hour to try and cool off. It was the most incredible feeling until 5 minutes after stepping outside of the shower in our tent in the desert, a wave of dry heat come over me and I about lost it. We were also there during the beginning of Ramadan and I cannot even begin to describe to you the challenges of being there during this time as well.
All of that being said, Morocco was one of the most incredible countries I have ever visited! The desert days were hot but the desert nights were SO amazing. Not IN the tents, but outside of them. If it weren’t for the sand storms outside at night along with roaming animals, I totally would have slept on one of the Moroccan rugs on the ground outside. We took our one year anniversary photos while we were there by our friend and insanely talented photographer India Earl, and we also photographed them and our friends Julie and Mark as well for fun and it made for a blast / adventurous trip! I didn’t photograph nearly as often as I should have, but enjoy some of the magic we captured and a look into our adventures!
To see the full set of our one year anniversary photos by India Earl check out her blog post here!
Welcome snacks upon our arrival to our amazing Airbnb in Essaouira! I was very lazy with my camera the first 4 days in Marrakech, so this is where my documenting journey begins.
Drinking mint tea every dang day 10x a day.
No one is talking or looking up because we were so excited to finally be eating something other than tagline and cous cous!
Yes, we know we’re not supposed to touch stray dogs, but this little guy stole our hearts, so we had to feed him. We named him PB for “Pot Belly,” not sure why lol
The most gorgeous sunset on the rooftop of our Airbnb.
The drives from city to city were often brutal, but these views along the way never disappointed.
When we arrived to our tents in the Sahara after 10 hours in a hot car, we played drums in a desperate attempt to think of something else to do in the middle of nowhere on the hottest / driest day ever.
Breakfast in Fez in our Riad Airbnb.
Sunset over Chefchaouen. Rooftop of our Airbnb.
