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Day 7 October 21, 2024 Sahara Desert and area 89.7 miles It’s another beautiful sunny day. The temperature is moderate and a gentle breeze is blowing. We left our hotel at 9:00 am with a full agenda planned. The first stop was at a fossil factory. They don’t actually make the fossils but they doContinue reading “Morocco 2024”

Day 6 October 20, 2024 Fes to near the Sahara Desert 234 miles We left the hotel at 8:00 am this morning and arrived at our hotel at about 5:15 pm. The skies are clear but the temperature is cool. A light jacket feels good. We will be crossing some mountains today. One of thoseContinue reading “Morocco 2024”

Day 5 October 19, 2024 Fes 11.5 miles The shower in our room was one of the worst ever. It was in a really tall tub that was difficult to climb over and lacked adequate doors to keep the water off the floor. This is a Marriott Hotel which should have been better. We wentContinue reading “Morocco 2024”

Day 4 October 18, 2024 Rabat to Fez 175 miles Today we are taking the bus to Fez by way of a Roman city sight. The journey will take most of the day. The temperature is cool but the skies are blue. The terrain includes some hills. The country has been in a drought situationContinue reading “Morocco 2024”

Day 3 October 17, 2024 Rabat Morocco Today is a tour of the city. We started with the Royal Palace. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy. The people vote for government officials every five years. Then the king selects a prime minister to match the voting. The Royal Palace includes several government buildings as well asContinue reading “Morocco 2024”

Day 1-2 October 15-16, 2024 Boise Idaho to Rabat Morocco too many miles We got up at 4:30 to prepare for flights to Casablanca Morocco. We took the long route by flying to Los Angeles, then to JFK in New York, then to Paris and finally to Casablanca in Morocco. But there’s more. We thenContinue reading “Morocco 2024”

Day 16 September 28, 2024 Gettysburg to Philadelphia 136 miles We had very noisy neighbors last night. We had to go out twice to ask them to be quiet. The second time was at 12:30. They did finally go inside. A gentle rain was falling when we left. Several of the folks going more southContinue reading “Gettysburg”