Sunday, September 13, 2009

Morocco: Day 2

The only reason you’ll believe my stories about this day is because of the pictures. Olympic Games were supposed to occupy the morning, what that specifically meant was only a vague guess until we arrived at the camel/outdoor adventure/farm we would spend the day at.

Our group was split into 4 teams of 10 to play the games. To be fair, it started mundanely enough. We learned how to wrap a turban and had a race; we played some soccer. You get the idea. Now imagine donkey polo. Yes, donkey polo. We played what is known as Berber Polo a sport, I suppose you could call a sport that at least. Now donkeys are very stubborn creatures to solve this issue, they were lead by our guides at the farm. So you have three men leading three donkeys upon which three players with sticks sit per team playing polo on a dirt field outlined in chalk with the remnants of bed frames as goals. As the piece de resistance, techno was blaring in the background.

More later, Arabic keyboard is a bit tricky. Expect pictures too.

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