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Team 3 are on the coach and should arrive by 00:30.
Thu 1 Aug - Team 3 are due to land at 22:30 and are expected back at school around midnight
DAY 1 Friday 19th July
FROM: UK TO: Marrakesh
Depart Stansted 07:05, flight no. FR3556. Arrive Marrakech 10:45.
Team 3 will be met by their in-country representative and be transferred by private bus to their hotel. This afternoon, students will take a walk into the markets and stay overnight at the hotel.
BOARDING THE PLANE
Team 3 have landed, let the Moroccan adventure begin...
Eating dinner
Eating dinner
Enjoying ice cream.
cats!
cats!
Walking tour.
Waking through Medina. Learning about natural argan oil at the medicinal pharmacy.
Oldest and highest building in Marrakesh.
Shopping in the Medina market.
Oukaimeden village.
Team 3 getting ready for a stroll and a game of friendly football.
Tea break
Tea break
Drinking Moroccan tea.
Team 3 on their first trek.
DAY 4 Monday 22nd July
FROM: Oukaimeden TO: Iabassen
Team 3 will leave the mountain refuge and follow a narrow valley before catching a zigzag mule path to Tizi n Ouatar pass. It's then a long descent to Agouns village before a last climb over a pass leading to the remote Iabassen village. They will be staying overnight in a camp.
Birthday boy Erik at 3100m!
DAY 5 Tuesday 23rd July
FROM: Iabassen TO: Tachedirte
After breakfast, Team 3 will hike up to Tizi n Tachedirte 3200m, the highest point of the trek. Long descent to Tachedirte, the community project base. This afternoon, Team 3 will meet the village community and visit the project sites to learn about what they will be doing whilst there. They will be staying overnight in a village house.
Team 3's hike today.
Team meeting
Team meeting
Team 3 being briefed on the project starting tomorrow.
DAYS 6 to 9 Wednesday 24th July - Saturday 27th July
Tachedirte
Team 3 start their community project. They will be staying overnight in a village house.
Morning before 3100m trek.
They made it to the top! Well done Team 3!
Beautiful surroundings
Beautiful surroundings
Mountain sheep.
Team 3 project day 2.
Team 3 cooking course.
Project day.
They have made it across the three mountain hike with determination, strength, hiking sticks and mules. Go Team 3!
Morning view.
Second day of trekking 3100m to their village house where they will start their project work.
Dinner time.
Team 3's visit to a local home.
Taking their photoshoots very seriously. The end result looks great! Well done team, all that effort has paid off!
Project work, look who joined them!
Team 3 being chefs for the day.
An intense game of chess between Mr Friend and Daniel. Mr Friend defeated Daniel on the last day of him being 14. Unlucky Daniel, rematch?
Another day of project work. Team 3 have been involved in building a new waste disposal, the second in the village. They collected all of the rocks, dirt and blocks to help the locals build the foundation. Go Team 3!
Sudoku time! Keeping that brain active between project work.
Team 3 investigating what photos have been uploaded of their trip.
Enjoying a lovely visit to a local house where they heard lots of stories and learnt about the Berber culture.
Happy birthday Daniel and Erik! Both boys were so happy with their cakes. Even after a long trek and project work, that didn't stop the group from celebrating.
What a birthday to remember, turning 15 in Morocco under the sunset!
What an incredible group of students. Individually and collectively. Meet the Team 3 legends!
Berber celebration! The locals came out to give Team 3 a beautiful send off Berber style. The students had fun singing and dancing.
DAY 11 Monday 29th July
FROM: Aroumd TO: Tiziane
The last day of trekking will see Team 3 trek through the valley and along the river to the village of Tiziane. They will stay overnight in a village house.
The last trek!
The last trek!
Team 3 preparing for their last trek.
Team 3 have finished building the waste disposal. The students collected all the materials to help assist the locals in building their second waste disposal in their village. We are all so proud of them, go Team 3!
Walking to Berber site Chamharouch.
Admiring the beauty of Morocco. Sunset bliss.
DAY 12 Tuesday 30th July
FROM: Tiziane TO: Essaouira
After breakfast, Team 3 will drive to Essaouira. Students will have the afternoon to explore this coastal city. They will stay overnight in a hotel.
Chamharouch
On route to catch the bus to Essouaira.
Team 3 have had two amazing local guides helping them conquer the heights, fears and bugs. They could not have asked for a better duo. Mohammed and Mohammed giving them the perfect energy always.
Ready for some sand.
Women's cooperative. Team 3 watching how argan oil is made.
On route for some dinner in Essaouira.
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