September 16 Ksar Sghir (near Tangier) Morocco

A very lazy morning. I am now called Mr Coffee! But it is so good!
I did get moving. I made the mistake of telling the hotel guy that I liked walking so he said I should take this trail to the top of the mountain. Only a couple of hours! Well I thought I was doing pretty good getting there in an hour until this 70 plus year old goat herder was making his way up the mountain as well! Not really a mountain that I am used to but still a good climb and the view was really nice. You could even see Gibraltar - and yet another view, the Atlantic and Med as well as the port I arrived.

You could also see the new naval port but there were not any boats docked, so I am not sure if it is used yet.
On the walk I actually got a close up view of a cork tree. The rest was very low brushes and not much else. I have no idea what the goats feed on.
I took a different route back. Amazing, on the top of a hill with no roads around there is a cemetery and a football field!
Got back into the village and stopped at a local place for lunch. I had an omlette which turned out to be 3 fried eggs with a hunk of cheese, but also got some great bread, the same as in Algeciras, olives and mint tea. All very good, especially the price, CDN$2.

I kept walking up the street and found the market street. The usual stuff, plastic good, clothes, fruits, vegetables, but also 3 or 4 barbers all in a row!
There is also a very nice walk way along the little river. On the other side are roman ruins so I crossed the birdge and walked along the outside of the fence. They are doing a lot of reconstruction. I will have to visit.
Walked along the beach and then back to hotel. I showered and had a great nap.
Same as last night the sparrows roost in the bushes in the garden and they make a lot of noise getting settled in, but quiet once dark.

Dinner tonight was fish tagine. A Moroccan dish, similar to stew that is cooked in a clay pot. Very good. Fish, potatoes, green peppers, and onions. And some spice but not sure what.