After an enjoyable drive through the Ziz Valley southward our next destination was Erfoud, which is located in a well-known area of Morocco that is home to many fossils. We found a wonderful lunch spot in the small town of Erfoud thanks to the Lonely Planet guide. What was curious to me was that the restaurant had calzones on the menu as well as pizza. It also had a wood-fired oven and a lovely garden to sit in. In the end we both decided on pizza which was a treat.
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Our Sahara time has been a plan in the making for the past few years. It was amazing to us that this plan was actually becoming reality, and we both felt eager anticipation to meet Brahim, our guide, Mohamed, our driver, and M’barek, our cook. When we met, we immediately connected with everyone. We parked our rental car where it would be safe while we were away and headed out in a 4x4 toward the desert. Our first stop was just as we were leaving Zagora to see the marker for the iconic start of the old camel trade route between Zagora and Timbuktu.