And so as with all good things our trip comes to an end. Today is a red letter day in your intrepid explorers travels. I will be entering the domain of the matron of Dar Charkia. Samira will be teaching…
On a mission
So this is now Wednesday, our last full day in Morocco, and my fellow companion has set one last task. To find a perfect wall hanging at the right price. We hear of a Monseiur Adil, he is the man…
Toward the El Badi Palace
Today we have decided to head to the south of the city and visit the El Badi Palace. Breakfast, very nice and relaxing. The houseman comes to me to chat about Swansea FC. He knew from last week that we…
My fellow traveller relaxes at breakfast
Marrakech beckons us
We wake late today after a restless night. Dress and down for breakfast. No other guest visible, mind you only two other rooms are occupied now and as far as we can tell only one will be tonight. Our host…
Via Ourigane to Tin Mel
I did not give him the line that I gave AK yesterday which was that I can only ask for five of anything as I don’t know the Arabic for any other number.
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We arrive back at the Kasbah shortly after three o’clock having declined Hussein’s kind offer of a detour to Imlil as by this time we were feeling a bit tired and queasy after such a long slow day in the taxi.
Tin Mel Mosque
On the road to Asni and Sidi Fares
The rest of the scarf was holding on the the sides of the tears as best it could, but I think he may be putting a new scarf on his next birthday present list. 84f1cf87ba24aa1d4f2e82ad84416882 Climbing higher we pause on the outside of a hairpin bend when a Range Rover comes up the hill, driven by a Brazilian Jeremy Clarkson. a85f068e2374d01b5866f24cd2760d16 We chat with the photographer for a few minutes, who entices the driver to reverse back down the hill and drive toward the corner at some speed with dust coming from the wheels for effect. … Thought better than to earwig any more, and did not want to be tempted to repeat my Toyota comments at that time and in that company. 6d2851cea126f0c030132a830eb5b760 As we turn off the Range Rover route we are back on the black top but at a number of places on the bends the recent rain has washed the road away and replaced it with rocks and shale from the mountain.
One lacerated arm !!
Our Kasbah terrace view