{"id":10870,"date":"2020-03-13T07:02:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=10870"},"modified":"2020-03-13T07:02:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T14:02:20","slug":"sunrise-in-erg-chebbi-merzouga-the-sahara-desert-of-morocco-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/13\/sunrise-in-erg-chebbi-merzouga-the-sahara-desert-of-morocco-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise in Erg Chebbi, Merzouga (the Sahara Desert of Morocco, Africa)."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We set our alarms for 6:30 am to give us enough time to climb the sand dunes for sunrise. When we fumbled out of the van, we couldn&#8217;t see anything in front of us. Almost out of nowhere, a line of camels appeared right in front us and honestly scared the crap out of us a little.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49613126137\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49613126137_b4f40db626_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since we couldn&#8217;t see much, we immediately started to follow the line of six camels and the tour guide. The sky started to lighten up and the colors&#8230; THE COLORS&#8230; and silhouettes were amazing. It was so awesome.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609718596\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609718596_5bd10746b4_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sand is really cold in the early morning so I wore shoes instead of flip flops. And can I wiggle my toes? Nope. So much sand that wiggling toes is impossible right now.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609534622\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609534622_3647489c64_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s okay. Who needs to wiggle anyways when this is your view.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49612862388\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49612862388_4cc972ea74_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was a little grumpy at 6:30 but waking up early for a Saharan sunrise was well worth it. And we left the kids back in the van so it was a mini date for us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609065363\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609065363_749a182a5b_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Loved watching the progression of colors in the sky.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49608995138\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49608995138_1cd74f056e_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Camels loose and eating shrubs while their riders climb the dunes for a better view.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609653376\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609653376_963f5019a5_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hello, sun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49613307496\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49613307496_a9c6bdb41e_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were all alone when the sun popped out but then other visitors showed up on our dune after a bit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609842552\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609842552_882a0a698d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think it was the 2nd tallest dune here. The tallest was too far and a much steeper climb.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609533807\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609533807_bca4e5792f_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Break time for the camels (actually they are dromedaries).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49610552146\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49610552146_ffcee06eb5_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Such pretty light in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49613349611\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49613349611_f3bab7353c_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609082878\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609082878_f1c0e70d7d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49613297657\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49613297657_6db657516d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And so many footprints in the morning too before they become trampled by humans and camels during the day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49610753066\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49610753066_900a3b789a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609118483\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609118483_f168b0b44b_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49609514386\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49609514386_1d7f98f362_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And back to our campground Haven La Chance for a slow day of recovering from waking up early. Ha.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"49612949268\" alt=\"Camping with camels in the Sahara Desert, Morocco (Erg Chebbi) Drove here with our US plated self built Sprinter 4x4 van.\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.static.flickr.com\/65535\/49612949268_59d93f0931_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for following along,<br \/>\nMarlene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We set our alarms for 6:30 am to give us enough time to climb the sand dunes for sunrise. When we fumbled out of the van, we couldn&#8217;t see anything in front of us. 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