OUZOUD FALLS / by Janie Fulling

Our group went to Ouzud Falls during the first days of our program for some nature-infused adventure. The trek down to the bottom is sprinkled with restaurants all selling the same thing (tagine) and donkeys trying to pass on the narrow steps. We eventually got down to the bottom, where families were playing in the water (despite the no swimming sign) and taking boat rides around the base. 

A Moroccan day at the beach

Our group went past the first two drops to a third, smaller pool, where we could swim and explore more privately.

By the end of the day we were all covered in mud and exhausted from climbing slippery rocks and jumping off of the higher rocks into the frigid water.

 

And sunrise from our motel in Beni Mellal the next morning was gorgeous.