Their Moroccan journey takes a terrible turn: Girondines narrate

 Their Moroccan journey takes a terrible turn: Girondines narrate

Over 200 competitors in a desert orienteering contest were impacted by an outbreak brought on by an unidentified pathogen. They question how the Désertours organizer handled the situation.

Borealisées The forty-five-year-olds Caroline Boros and Célia Chevalier, together with their companion Lucy Hands from Bouliac, are athletic and intelligent. They run, climb, padel, and practice trail running. The group of three decided to join the Désertours travel agency, located in Ciboure (64), for the Rose trip tour 2023, which is the fifth journey in Morocco under the same name and solidarity. It's an orienteering event for teams of three women, mostly French, and is open to all skill levels. The experience is supported by charitable organizations; a portion of the earnings is given to the Surfrider Foundation, Enfants du Desert, Jeune et rose (fight against breast cancer), and Ruban rose groups.

After paying 7,500 euros for the three (excluding roundtrip airfare), Caroline, Célia, and Lucy arrive at the base camp on Thursday, October 27, south of Errachidia, in time for the first day of racing the following day. Caroline reports that "Friday and Saturday went very well." Validating around 10 markers throughout the course of an eight-hour walking circle through "breathtaking landscapes" is the goal. We travel a lot of miles, but we are in good health," the Bordelaise said. For potential treatment, Red Cross, podiatrists, and etiopaths from the organization are waiting for the contestants.

36 restrooms serving 816 persons

Célia notes, "36 restrooms and 36 showers for 816 people, we found it a little light but good." Caroline suffered with nausea, vomiting, and the associated comings and goings on the evening of Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29. Choose Vogalene and Immodium for the large first aid pack that every person needed. She walks for two hours until she can no longer bear it, at which point she activates the emergency beacon and is driven back to the bivouac by a 4x4. The athlete, who lays down on mats in the shade like everyone else, says, "I was in the first wave."

Lucy has the same symptoms as the two friends, but they manage to finish the last six kilometers together and past other trios that have split up into duos. She mentions a lack of blood pressure monitors, thermometers, and inconsistent drug administration. "I was forced to return to our tent after an infusion." More than 200 patients who are afflicted by the outbreak and have signs of very severe gastroenteritis are waiting.