Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, January 16, 2015: Postcard from Morocco: The Donkey Cart

Not much ever gets discarded in Morocco, much less something as sophisticated as a donkey cart. So what terrible fate befell this robust means of transportation to leave it looking so wrecked as it is? Perhaps a crazy burro or cavalier driver attempting to execute an unwise manoeuvre at the wrong time of day? An eternal mystery for the passing traveller…

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9 years ago

A true mystery, but a wonderful composition and wonderful shades and tones! Thanks…

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9 years ago

I think the mystery is solved.  The guy had all 4 tires blow out at the same time.  Hence, the disasterous crash.  

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