This morning Mohamed was happy to present HONEY for breakfast.
That reminded me of the many beehives, we saw when driving through Sahara some weeks ago. There is nothing but stones, sand, ruins - and bees They are brown and smaller than the ones in Denmark. There are patches of yellow rucula flowers all over the desert, but still the distance to the hive is considerable
That reminded me of the many beehives, we saw when driving through Sahara some weeks ago. There is nothing but stones, sand, ruins - and bees They are brown and smaller than the ones in Denmark. There are patches of yellow rucula flowers all over the desert, but still the distance to the hive is considerable
Some weeks ago we saw how a roof is made: long reeds are cleaned from leaves and small branches.
Then they are neatly sewn together to be covered with a layer of mud mixed with straw.
This what the ceiling looks like in most houses.
Walls are built with sunbaked bricks made from the same mix and laid out to ‘bake’ at a temperature reaching 45°C.
This kind of mud-bricks have been used throughout the country and as it doesn’t rain much, they are fine. But after a couple of heavy rainfalls they will start to crumble.
The finishing of the interior walls are made with ‘Tadelakt’, which is typical for Maroccan architecture to make baths, sinks, floors, walls and ceilings. It is made from lime plaster, which is rammed, polished and treated with soap to make it waterproof. 4 layers of 1/8 inch, polished with a stone and black olive oilsoap. The result is like shiny marble.
In the valley It is already spring -
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