Goats in trees in Morocco; argan oil

If you are in Morocco, one of the things you may see when driving outside of the cities is goats in trees. Well, goats in Argania trees specifically. Most of Morocco is quite arid and there are tasty argan fruits in the trees (the seeds/nuts of which are what all the argan oil places are selling), so what should a hungry goat do? Show off their impressive climbing skills, of course.  So many tourists get pictures of goats in trees.  And some people later pick up the argan seeds, which the goats can’t digest, roast them and make the aforementioned argan oil.
To make it even easier to get that tourist shot, some goatherds coax (or force) their goats into trees to stop tourist buses and get tips. They’ll also often bring baby sheep or goats for you to hold. I felt very sorry for the baby goat I held, it was shivering.  Your tour group is bound to stop at one of these “unexpected” tourist spots if you are going through the area.

 
On any tour you do in Morocco, you will be taken to an argan oil “factory” (they’ll sometimes refer to it as an ancient apothecary or medicine shop which is run by a friend or relative) where they show you how they extract the oil to sell to manufacturers to make into argan oil products, many of which they sell at the connected shop.
Luckily, I had already been introduced to the wonders of argan oil through this stuff, which is a great conditioner to take with you if you are going to do things which will knot your hair (you know, like air-boating or scuba diving), it really helps fix my hair after negative experiences like that. It also meant I didn’t feel the need to buy any argan oil at any of the forced factory tours.
Happy travels.