When it rains it pours!

The 24th Marathon des Sables has had an interesting turn of events. It was pouring rain in the desert. The main road to the bivouac (campsite) was cut off by a raging river of mud and water (aprox. 4 in. of water in an hour and a half).

After multiple river crossings and ten hours on the bus, the race officials re-directed us to a small town because the bivouac was flouded. So our first night under the stars was actually spent at the Hotel Belere somewhere in Morocco.

We are currently waiting for an update while watching sporadic outbreaks of tiny sunrays through a thick blanket of grey clouds.

The positive take away is that our New York winter training may actually pay off!