A new post is long overdue, I realize. Job searches, classes, family visits, new volunteer work, life gets in the way sometimes.

Things are settling down, thankfully, and as summer moves on our thoughts turn to our next trip. Soon I’ll post a bit more about our plans, but for now, I’m reminiscing on the fantastic week we spent in Morocco in December of 2009. This photo was taken on Christmas Day, after a very decadent hamam visit (ignore the oiled hair, please).

The coast at Essaouira, and the gorgeous Atlantic, from the other side:

Birds atop the Badii Palace, with the spectacular Atlas Mountains in the background:

Where to next? Soon…