Figuig

Today was a very busy day.  Our friend took us to visit her work site in Tendrara.  We met her director for the community youth corp.  We were then summoned to the police station so that they could meet us and record our presents.  After introductions and questioning about our travel plans we catch the bus to Figuig.

In Bouarfa we meet another PC member and continued on to Figuig.  Did I mention that today we are experienceing a sand storm?  The bus has had to slow down because of poor visiblity.

We are staying at Hotel Figuig.  It is perched on the edge of upper and lower Figuig which is nestled amongst an oasis of Date palms.  For sunset we sat at the hotel's outdoor cafe drinking coffee and watching the evening light settle on the closed border of Algeria.

Jack and Ina, older Peace Corp volunteers in Figuig, invited us to their house for dinner.  It was delicious!  We had a tasty chicken curry, tomatoes with yogart cream, topped off with a dessert plum tart.  Even more rewarding than the food was the evening's conversation.  Our hosts were old PC volunteers, Linda a former volunteer, and our two young, female friends are volunteers.  Such a mixer of years, experience, and life's experiences of living made for an evening of animated entertainment.

Slept well!