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The third stage, from Oued Laou to Chefchaouen, was going to be a tough one: starting at sea level, we were to follow the Oued Laou river up to Chefchaouen where it takes its source, over 1500m high ...
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the last 6km before Chaouen are exhausting, especially after 50km of heavy climbing |
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After a day's rest in Chefchaouen, we leave for the heart of the Rif to the village of Zoumi. The small road (sometimes more of a track) is very harsh as well. There is a big mountain to climb before we arrive in a valley where the two villages of Zoumi and Mokrisset are isolated. In the background is Chefchaouen, only 20km away as the crow flies. But the road is a lot longer and harder than that. |
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A villager stares at his fields, keeping warm in his jelaba.
Zoumi is a tiny village lost in the mountains, and as in the rest of the Rif, the main activity is growing kif.
We were hosted by Zobit (far left), the school teacher in the hamlet of Laazib, Mohammed (on Ben's left), who guards an antenna in the mountains, his brother Abdeladem (on Ben's right), and Mohammed (on karen's right), a friend |
And the little goats!! |
