September 21 Ksar Sghir Morocco

Another morning, slowly easing into the day!

Another day of bright sunshine and NO wind. What a treat!

Headed off the the beach. Only about 6 people on the whole stretch and still a bit of a military presence but no where near as much. I was told that it was yesterday that the officials went by, I missed them.
I did enjoy the day at the beach though. Still did not go in the water, too cold for me.
For dinner I was given a tagine of chicken, potatoes, onions, zuchini (I think). Very good. The last few nights i did not order just ate what was given to me. Definitely no Complaints! The food, the owners, the staff and the hotel , Villa Marine, have all been excellent.

After dinner off for my last walk along the boardwalk. On the return, I was called into one of the restaurants. It was the older man that I had spoken to yesterday and earlier today. He is a friend of the hotel owner. He is a retired guide and speaks 7 languages. His English is very good, and he just wanted to practice. We talked, or he talked would be better description, about my travels in his country. He is very proud of it and has basically planned my whole trip and told me what are the best places. He said I must vist the 4 imperial cities - Casablanca, Fes, Marrakesh and Rabat. Also the Atlas mountains and to make sure I see a sun rise on the desert. I just hope I can arrange all of this! He was a very interesting man to talk with.


September 20 Ksar Sghir Morocco

A very slow morning, yes slower that the past few.
I am sitting on the balcony watching the house across the street. They have just unloaded a sheep from the back of a van, it took 3 guys to pull it out and drag it into their yard. Quite the entertainment! They even had a bale of straw. I am guessing that it is the festival that is for later in the week. I will have to work out what the festival is.

Also there is a very large police presence. There are about 10 vans parked out on the street. The police station is just down the block. Apparently the King of Morocco and the President of France are passing through. That explains why there are also many police along the main road and a helicopter keeps flying overhead. I have not heard what day.

Birds in apple tree in garden in front of hotel

The wind is no where near as strong today so I headed to the beach. I did not get sand blasted. The water is very cold so I did not go in. It was very nice just to walk along the beach, but it did cloud over later in the afternoon. A very relaxing day.

After dinner I am off for my usual walk and the owner of the hotel introduces me to 2 young boys that live across the street. There is much teasing and while talking they switch from French, Spanish and English, all in the same sentence.... confusing for me! But still interesting. One was eating sunflower seeds and insisted I have some!