We went to a fossil emporium this morning... Not really my thing, but pretty interesting to see how they take these rocks and turn them into touristic gold. Apparently this corner of the Sahara was under water at one point in prehistory so there are a lot of fossilized sea creatures. They then get crafted into.... Well, anything you might buy!
Happy guy... Bad teeth.
Happy camel, bad teeth.
From there we visited the small town center and market. It is the date season, and this is the region where many originate, so the market was mostly dates, meat that you don't want to eat, and the usual bric a brac. Good people watching of course!
I got my hair cut at a local barbershop. I am not sure if my fellow travelers were bored or fascinated, but everyone watched. I was relaxed about it. The barber's name translated to "trust the one who is unafraid." So I did.
Interesting method of sterilizing the straight razor though: douse it in alcohol (good), light it on fire (showy), run it under questionable tap water (not so good), and dry it on a nasty rag (bad). Fortunately this was all to the body of he straight razor and made no difference as he slid in a disposable blade before he went at it. (The only part that actually mattered.). For my wet shaving friends: a British blade I have never heard of in a Turkish razor I have never seen nor heard of!
We then headed back to the hotel where we are chilling out before our ride comes. I am sure I will have another post containing sunset in the dunes, camels, flies etc. we took some pictures throughout the day. Zoom for flies!
This is how you look cool while chipping fossils out of rocks all day.
Abdul, our guide recommended I get my hair cut here... Of course he wears a hat!
Want a date? I am sure all dates come from similarly fly swarmed regions. Actually seeing the flys on the dates made them less appealing for me.
Or it could be that there are still remnants of the feast of eid laying about. That may be what put me off my feed.
This is what dates look like right off of the tree.
Until next time!
Greg & Ruth
I will think twice before I eat a date again. It looks like Fred was in the barber chair before you…tell him they took too much off the top!
ReplyDeleteHappy camping and stay well. Remember, it's not your turn!
Love, Mom and Dad