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OCTOBER 15, SATURDAY

LAST DAY IN MARRAKECH Today was one of those days on a trip when things go unexpectedly wrong and the day turns out to seem like a wasted day. I processed photographs in the morning with the Wifi at Riad

OCTOBER 15, SATURDAY

LAST DAY IN MARRAKECH Today was one of those days on a trip when things go unexpectedly wrong and the day turns out to seem like a wasted day. I processed photographs in the morning with the Wifi at Riad

OCTOBER 14, FRIDAY

FIRST DAY IN MARRAKECH The first day in Marrakech I finally had Wifi fast enough to download and process the 48 MP photographs that my new iPhone 14 plus allows. This allows radical cropping without photographs turning fuzzy while Susie

OCTOBER 14, FRIDAY

FIRST DAY IN MARRAKECH The first day in Marrakech I finally had Wifi fast enough to download and process the 48 MP photographs that my new iPhone 14 plus allows. This allows radical cropping without photographs turning fuzzy while Susie

OCTOBER 13, THURSDAY

HIGHER AND HIGHER We thought the ride on Wednesday was spectacular, but the ride for Air Benhaddou to Marrakech was just as amazing. We began the morning by looking at the 17th century camel caravan center of Ait Benhaddou. From

OCTOBER 13, THURSDAY

HIGHER AND HIGHER We thought the ride on Wednesday was spectacular, but the ride for Air Benhaddou to Marrakech was just as amazing. We began the morning by looking at the 17th century camel caravan center of Ait Benhaddou. From

OCTOBER 12, WEDNESDAY

THROUGH THE HIGH DESERT We thought that the ride from Taroudant to the old caravan site at Ait Ben Haddo would be bleak with scrub brush and trash along the highway. But almost immediately we were in low barren hills

OCTOBER 12, WEDNESDAY

THROUGH THE HIGH DESERT We thought that the ride from Taroudant to the old caravan site at Ait Ben Haddo would be bleak with scrub brush and trash along the highway. But almost immediately we were in low barren hills

OCTOBER 11, TUESDAY

PRIVACY AND SHARING In Taroudant. The ride down from Essaouira was bleak with rocky sand broken up with olive trees. We stopped once to look down on surfers gathered at a cove and then again to eat at a seaside

OCTOBER 11, TUESDAY

PRIVACY AND SHARING In Taroudant. The ride down from Essaouira was bleak with rocky sand broken up with olive trees. We stopped once to look down on surfers gathered at a cove and then again to eat at a seaside

OCTOBER 10, MONDAY

IN LOVE IN ESSOUIRA I came to Morocco wanting to buy a small carpet but with no idea how to. The streets are lined here with carpet shops, all of the carpets being brand new, all of them being made

OCTOBER 10, MONDAY

IN LOVE IN ESSOUIRA I came to Morocco wanting to buy a small carpet but with no idea how to. The streets are lined here with carpet shops, all of the carpets being brand new, all of them being made

OCTOBER 9, SUNDAY

ESSAOUIRA FLEA MARKET It was the feast day of Mohammed’s birthday today and we were told that the weekly Sunday Flea Market might not happen this week. We walked through the Medina gate to where we expected to see the

OCTOBER 9, SUNDAY

ESSAOUIRA FLEA MARKET It was the feast day of Mohammed’s birthday today and we were told that the weekly Sunday Flea Market might not happen this week. We walked through the Medina gate to where we expected to see the

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