I got bedbugs last night in the hotel I stayed. I felt like I got a trap of cheap hotel after struggling to find a place to stay yesterday. It's very itching. I couldn't sleep. Eventually, I put my camping mattress on the floor and slept.

南京虫にやられた。安くてシャワーも付いて、荷物も3階まで運んで、最後に待っていた落とし穴。痒ーーーい。痒くてベッドでは寝られず結局マットレスをしいて床で寝た。おかげで完全に寝不足。。


I felt very tired next morning. But its no way to stay here longer. I forced myself and left this town.
それでもこの町で2泊はありえないので、寝不足の身体にムチ打って出発した。こんな時もある。仕方ない。


Cycled 80km towered west along a valley. The road slightly going up.
今日はRichから西方向に延びる谷沿いに80km、川の上流へなだらかな坂をひたすら進んだ。






There were a lots of oasis villages. People were working with donkeys to carry things. There were almost no traffic and only few mini buses and share taxis passed by every once in awhile. It was very relaxing atmosphere.
谷沿いにはオアシスが広がっていてロバがせっせと草を運んでいた。通るのはミニバスかシェアタクシーで交通量は皆無。身体が痒いのも忘れて久々にのんびりとした雰囲気の中快調に進んだ。


Chameleon, カメレオン!!!

I didnt plan where I would stay for the night. Since this is not a valley of tourists distention, there were not any hotels or guest houses. In the late afternoon, a man with little girl came to me, and we talked by the road in awhile, general conversation; where I was from and going etc... When I explained that I hadn't planed where I would stay for the night, he offered me to stay his place. I was confident for that he was a good person, so I accepted his invitation.
今日の宿はどこになるか全く考えていなかった。この谷沿いは観光客が来るルートでもないのでホテルなんかは全く無い。夕方、どうしようか立ち止まって考えていると、小さな女の子を連れた男性が話しかけてきた。いつものように、どっから来たのか、どこへ行くのかとか話しているうちに、家に泊まって行きなさいという話になり、お言葉に甘えて泊まらせて頂く事にした。



His name was Mr.Arasid. The little girl was his daughter, Nuhira. He didn't speak any English but I understood him by body language.
男性の名前はアラシッドさん、自分と同い年31才。ヌハイラちゃんという女の子の父親。英語は全く解さないけれど、身振り手振りで何とか意思疎通は取れた。

Inside of Atlas, seemed women were more beautiful than other towns outside. There were many small villages where I saw beautiful women on my way. In here, Arasid's village was not exceptional. His wife was a beautiful Berber woman as well. However, Berber women was normally very shy and didnt like to be taken photo of them. I couldn't take any photos of women unfortunately. They normally covered their face with black cloth, and used cloth with a lots of colors and some decorations over the top of it. They wore those even they worked in a agricultural lands.
アトラスの山の中に点在するベルベル人の村々には美人が本当多い。アラシッドさんの奥さんも美人だった。でもベルベル人の女性はすごく警戒心が強い。写真なんぞ撮れる雰囲気じゃなく、当然アラシッドさんの奥さんも写真はNG。山の中にいるベルベル人女性はカラフルな色を使った服をまとっていて顔は黒い布で覆っている事が多い。

In his place, he treated me with Tajin. I had a dinner with his wife and daughter. I thought It was not normal in Islam culture for a dinner with women as long as i experienced.
アラシッドさん宅で夜タジン鍋を頂いた。彼の御宅は女性陣も一緒に食事をとるらしく、イスラムの国では初めて女性達と一緒に食卓を囲んだ。



His village was in the middle of nowhere so no light in the night. It was very beautiful stars on the sky.
この辺りは光が全くないので、夜外に出たら星の量に驚いた。こんな星空は久々。


That night, he gave me a tratment for itchey skin by bedbugs last night and let me sleep earlier. I had really good rest.
この日の夜はアラシッドさんが気を使ってくれて10時に就寝させてくれた。南京虫でブツブツの身体を哀れんで、アラシッドさんが出してくれた痒み止めのおかげでこの日はぐっすり寝れた。

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