A Dire Warning – M’Hamid, Morocco

  In the desert, any bar is a good bar, but you don’t get to choose your drinking companions…   I step into the shade of the “La Boussole” bar and collapse gratefully onto a couch beside the dining table.  Outside, in M’hamid, the temperature is living up to the Sahara’s reputation. (Above: watering holes…

Into the Desert – M’Hamid, Morocco

…Mohamed climbs out and walks around the car.  He squints at the sand around the door sills and kicks at the tires.    Bill and I look at each other, and feel grateful we brought plenty of water.   “Now we push”, says Mohammed… It’s 06:45.  The sun’s coming up.  I untangle myself from my sleeping…