{"id":10856,"date":"2020-03-02T07:22:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T15:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=10856"},"modified":"2020-05-11T09:04:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:04:31","slug":"wild-camping-at-barrage-al-hassan-addakhil-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/02\/wild-camping-at-barrage-al-hassan-addakhil-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild camping at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil, Morocco."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a few nights wild camping in the Middle Atlas mountains, we had our sights set on some more wild camping but this time lakeside.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599259673\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599259673_261fc85085_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s drive included a peek of a desert oasis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603355616\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603355616_283c98729f_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603613067\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603613067_8af56a902a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Made it down a dirt road to our boondocking spot. Kids immediately got to work on collecting wood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603614422\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603614422_cfb9b9a382_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Supposed to be for a campfire but I guess these sticks can be multi-purpose.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599212593\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599212593_da75f1fa35_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is not from a stick accident but from the dry air.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49602765433\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49602765433_eb647f4ced_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here is our spot that we will call home for a few nights.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603615622\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603615622_e549b5e8ba_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49602851783\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49602851783_b6554071df_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49602852523\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49602852523_cbcb64b4f9_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It so pretty here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599757171\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599757171_cdcfca1f7a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603351526\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603351526_54a6be9b41_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Putting our Dometic awning to good use.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603614747\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603614747_0a831e6a76_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Firewood collected for a friend&#8217;s birthday in a\u00a0 couple nights from now.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603612417\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603612417_834e26ef41_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Drawing time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49600016212\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49600016212_389703ce2a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ok one last photo before I continue the blog.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599710506\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599710506_76aae2bc44_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Surfboard and boogies boards out and ready for the lake.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599711256\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599711256_6cac947747_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was actually way too cold for them all so this didn&#8217;t last too long.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49602853728\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49602853728_9a507eb415_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the kids did last longer than Dan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603611317\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603611317_f428b36215_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Put away until we find warmer water or sand dunes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599710196\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599710196_c022d8f16f_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remnants of a drunk guy trying to sell us honey. He said he drank all day with the 4L French race car drivers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603613192\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603613192_7786fd514e_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A shepherd walked his goats by our camp daily.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599261768\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599261768_3db7eaa497_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603351441\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603351441_0c6abb4fa8_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603613102\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603613102_0dd08fb9f1_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are camping again with our friends that we met at the Middle Atlas mountains.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603352306\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603352306_7d0da1f65d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finishing up their roadschool on the steps of the van. One in PJs. One in swim clothes. One is regular clothes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603612502\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603612502_6054990e8a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not our tire tracks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603615612\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603615612_31118dd14e_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The shepherd let us pick up a baby goat. It couldn&#8217;t or didn&#8217;t want to walk so he kept picking him up as the adults grazed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49602853933\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49602853933_6f4bb23ea6_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was soooo soft.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599213958\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599213958_dfc53ff602_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then we celebrated our new friend Verena&#8217;s birthday with a potluck and campfire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599967927\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599967927_9aef7c5a2b_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49602853373\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49602853373_656c854cf6_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49599212123\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49599212123_00c600a8e5_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also had a local Berber join us for the festivities. He shared his campfire made tea with us and he joined our dinner and conversation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49603612632\" alt=\"Wild camping Morocco desert lake with friends at Barrage Al- Hassan Addakhil , vanlife family\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49603612632_7204d59827_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the video Dan put together of our time here.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shdPvP_Xbok\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for following along,<br \/>\nMarlene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a few nights wild camping in the Middle Atlas mountains, we had our sights set on some more wild camping but this time lakeside. Today&#8217;s drive included a peek of a desert oasis. Made it down a dirt road to our boondocking spot. 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