Morocco is divided up in some distinctive sections. The mountains, the desert and the North East which is fertile Mediterranean. I visited a town in the North and springtime is definitely there as opposed to Midelt where it is still snowing in the mountains and cold at night. Azrou, Keifra, Tighsaline has flowers and trees blooming and budding as harbingers of spring.
We took a hike into the mountain and to the next valley over. There was a small village we passed through 3/4 the way up the mountain. The view back to town was awesome. A comparison of old clay houses vs the new block homes in the valley. On the way up the road we passed a home under construction that had solar panels covering the south facing pitched roof. I was going to stop in and look at the panel set up on the return, however we took a circuitous route around the mountain and took a different way down. You do not see many homes with a pitched roof, mostly in Ifrane and Azrou. Pitched roofs are the French architectural influence. There are few in Midelt but not many.
These towns are like a look back at the 16th century vs 18th century. Water comes from a community well in some cases. No running water but almost everyone in the village has limited power. Kids were playing in the streets shooting birds with slingshots and kicking a deflated soccer ball around. They are really good with the slingshot.
The view from the top of the pass was awesome. In the valley below was a 500 year old Mosque, or so we were told by a local. Saw a couple, what looked like, gopher turtles. Reminded me of Florida.
The flowers really bloomed the week we were on the Northern slope. Wish I could say the same about My town but oh well. This summer when everyone else is baking in 100+ degree heat hope I am cooler under 100. Too cold in Winter too hot is summer. I am never happy.
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