Africa, Morocco
Jonathan Jung
THE SAHARA

September 27, 2017

Today was a looooong drive from Fes to the Sahara just outside of the city of Merzouga. A friend of a friend runs the Sahara Garden. Brahim coordinated everything for us and welcomed us upon our arrival with open arms. Truly an amazing human being. We were welcomed with dinner and singing and dancing around a bonfire.

THE SAHARA
Africa, Morocco
Jonathan Jung
CHEFCHAOUEN

September 24, 2017

Our second stop in Morocco was the blue city of Chefchaoen. A small city located up on a hill, wandering thru the medina surrounded by so many shades of blue was quite a different experience from Tangier. We stayed at Casa Perleta, a small bed and breakfast recommended by our friend. It was perfectly located within the upper hill area of the medina. The blue hues of the walls of Chefchaoen are believed to have originated when the Jews came while escaping Hilter in the 1930s. The blue is said to serve as a reminder to lead a spiritual life while symbolizing the sky and heaven.

CHEFCHAOUEN
Europe, Iceland
Jonathan Jung
ICELAND - CHASING THE AURORA BOREALIS

September 11 - 15, 2017

Enroute to our close friends' wedding in Greece we found a cheap flight to Paris via Reykjavik, Iceland and decided to take advantage and do a little stopover in an effort to (fingers crossed) see the northern lights. We decided to restrict our few days to just the southern highlights along the coast. The first thing we noticed was that even though it was supposedly shoulder/low season in Iceland there were significantly more people than when we came the year before in August.

ICELAND - CHASING THE AURORA BOREALIS

havasu falls

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GRAND CANYON DAY 10

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GRAND CANYON DAY 10

Time for some AWESOME day hikes. Just below Olo is Matkatamiba Canyon. A short scramble up a very narrow slot canyon takes you to a wide side canyon with clear pools and streams a side cavern and large courtyard. Best of all it’s in the shade! A little bit further down the river is Havasu Creek. The clear waters of Havasu Creek mix with the Colorado at its entrance. The difference in clarity and temperature creates a very cool mixing effect. We spent a few hours swimming upstream and floating back down Havasu Creek. What an amazing place, a true oasis almost of another world somehow just off the side of the muddy waters of the Colorado River. Insane. We pulled in to camp at Tuckup around mile 164. Tomorrow morning we will raft the biggest rapid of the Grand Canyon, Lava Falls.

- Allie and Jonathan