Day 473 5th November Ben Mansour Another day off the bike. I was awake at 6 and had tea with Siri, the Ian Rush lookalike, and gave him some biscuits. I shaved and washed and had brekkie of olives and oil and tea. Then I went by taxi to the Souk with Younes and Kamal, … [Read more…]
Day 472 4th November Ben Mansour Another day off the bike. I got up at 8.30, awakened by Kamal. I had thought I might get a lie in but it was raining hard and he’d been up since 6 as his house was flooded. It put the tiny drip that landed on my head into … [Read more…]
Day 471 3rd November Ben Mansour Another day off the bike. I got up at 8.30 and had tea in my room followed by brekkie with Zaleb, Aman and Kamal of avocado and olives with harsha bread. More work today ; painting
Day 470 2nd November Ben Mansour Another day off my bike. A day of relative rest and much Medusa. I got up at 8.30 and had tea in my room, followed by brekkie … [Read more…]
Day 469 1st November Ben Mansour A day off the bike. I got up at 8 and had black tea before meeting Kamal for harira soup for brekkie after hosing down the forecourt of the pharmacy and patisserie. Then I shaved and washed to meet the commissioners of the pharmacy business to give the go … [Read more…]
Day 468 31st October Ben Mansour A day of work. I’m not used to this! I got up at 8 after Ian Rush lookalike woke me with his prayers at 4am. I had brekkie of harsha bread with olives and oil and tea. Then I set about the task at hand which involved 12 … [Read more…]
Day 467 20th October 8 miles (Ben Mansour) Average speed 10.3 mph Top speed 20mph Up at 8.30 I made tea in my room with the gas bottle left there and then climbed through the window to get out as I couldn’t open the door with the broken handle. Kamal arrived and we went to … [Read more…]
Day 466 29th October 32 miles (Souk al Arba du Gharb to Ben Mansour) Average speed 12 mph Top speed 19 mph It’s good to be on the flats but open to the winds. I got up at 8.30 and went down to brekkie of hasha bread & cheese with coffee while being attacked by … [Read more…]
Day 465 28th October 34 miles (Ouazanne to Souk al Arba du Gharb) Average speed 12.9mph Top speed 31 mph Another great day. I got up at 9 and watched BBC world news after a not-so-good nights sleep once again, this time due to a rock hard mattress which later I discovered was made of … [Read more…]
Day 464 27th October 46 miles (Chef Chouan to Ouazanne) Average speed 11.3 mph Top speed 37 mph Another fantastic day but harder than I expected. I got up at 8.30 and lit the fire to cook boiled eggs with bread and make tea. I packed and washed and left at 11.45. Hotel Granada … [Read more…]