Monthly Archives: October 2022

OCTOBER 7, FRIDAY

A FULL DAY More wandering along the beach where the horse and camel rides were offered and the wind surfers were flying across the water. Then we did some carpet hunting, clueless as to how much to pay or how

OCTOBER 7, FRIDAY

A FULL DAY More wandering along the beach where the horse and camel rides were offered and the wind surfers were flying across the water. Then we did some carpet hunting, clueless as to how much to pay or how

OCTOBER 6, THURSDAY

LOCAL ESSAOUIRA Susie, my daughter, arrived yesterday by way of Newark, Montreal and Casablanca, a day and a half trip. We ate dinner at the very nice Triskala restaurant. This morning she was recovered from her trip. We had breakfast

OCTOBER 6, THURSDAY

LOCAL ESSAOUIRA Susie, my daughter, arrived yesterday by way of Newark, Montreal and Casablanca, a day and a half trip. We ate dinner at the very nice Triskala restaurant. This morning she was recovered from her trip. We had breakfast

OCTOBER 5, WEDNESDAY

MEDINA STREETS After being here over a week I still cannot find my way around and am almost afraid to leave my second floor Airbnb that is down an alley that looks like every other alley because I won’t be

OCTOBER 5, WEDNESDAY

MEDINA STREETS After being here over a week I still cannot find my way around and am almost afraid to leave my second floor Airbnb that is down an alley that looks like every other alley because I won’t be

OCTOBER 4, TUESDAY

NOT FLAT ANY MORE Not long ago the world was flat. We knew it was round because we were taught that in school, but we thought it as being flat. And when we went on a trip, as I have

OCTOBER 4, TUESDAY

NOT FLAT ANY MORE Not long ago the world was flat. We knew it was round because we were taught that in school, but we thought it as being flat. And when we went on a trip, as I have

OCTOBER 3, MONDAY

ISLAM I don’t know very much about Islam, what it feels like to be a Moslem. I haven’t read much of the Koran. I have learned a smattering of the life of Mohammed and of the Islamic expansion and conquest

OCTOBER 3, MONDAY

ISLAM I don’t know very much about Islam, what it feels like to be a Moslem. I haven’t read much of the Koran. I have learned a smattering of the life of Mohammed and of the Islamic expansion and conquest

OCTOBER 2, SUNDAY

SUNDAY EVENING ON THE SQUARE It is a little hard to believe. I have been in Essaouira for a little over a week and have been mute the whole time except on Facetime with my son and daughter in Asheville,

OCTOBER 2, SUNDAY

SUNDAY EVENING ON THE SQUARE It is a little hard to believe. I have been in Essaouira for a little over a week and have been mute the whole time except on Facetime with my son and daughter in Asheville,

OCTOBER 1, SATURDAY

CATS Everywhere you look in Essouira you see a cat, every twenty feet. We also saw cats everywhere in Istanbul three years ago. In downtown Asheville you never see a cat. But for some reason I’ve never wondered why I

OCTOBER 1, SATURDAY

CATS Everywhere you look in Essouira you see a cat, every twenty feet. We also saw cats everywhere in Istanbul three years ago. In downtown Asheville you never see a cat. But for some reason I’ve never wondered why I

SEPTEMBER 30, FRIDAY

TRAVELING CHEAP After a rocky start I have finally, after a week, found a way to feed myself in Essaouira and it is a pattern that I have been developing as I travel this year and hope to keep following

SEPTEMBER 30, FRIDAY

TRAVELING CHEAP After a rocky start I have finally, after a week, found a way to feed myself in Essaouira and it is a pattern that I have been developing as I travel this year and hope to keep following