dar zahia & arabic camels

Thursday 10th of November.

One more morning to fully enjoy our garden lodge.

Lunch on the rooftop at Dar Zahia in the medina of Taroudant. The garden of Dar Zahia, that we wanted to visit after lunch was unfortunately closed due to the persistent drought. Instead we decided to take a little siesta before starting the return journey to Marrakech.

When we were on our way to the highway through the High Atlas, we drove through a small village where at that very moment a gigantic herd of arabic camels crossed the road. Carrefour des dromadaires haha.

I had to film that, so crazy cool to experience... [press below image to play]

gardens of paradise

Wednesday 9th of November.

I started each day with an early morning walk through the gardens of paradise.
The gardens at Dar Al Hossoun are at its most beautiful before breakfast and the view of the mountains is sublime.

An exuberance and the unexpected combination of desert flora of an extended selection of agaves, kalanchoes, aloes, cacti, opuntias and euphorbias, the combination of which makes it a truly unique collection.

Two ecstatically happy friends revel in the jungle! All the time in the world for an extensive moroccan breakfast, no agenda and just enjoy the surroundings.

across the atlas mountains as thelma & louise

Monday 7th of November.

On monday morning after breakfast we left Marrakech for our road trip through the High Atlas mountains with Taroudant as final destination.

A tough mountain trip with Ank at the wheel, Billie on my lap and many tea- & power food stops, it took all day but went smoothly.

At sunset we arrived in paradise, our stay for three nights, with a huge beautiful garden or rather a jungle and view on the High Atlas.