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Day 481                                                  13th November 15 miles (Ben Mansour to Tizi Ali and back) Average speed 11.8 mph Top speed 22 mph A practice ride, Kamal’s family are still trying to get me to stay

Day 477 to 480                                         9th to 12th November Ben Mansour 3 days of working and relaxing with Kamal                12th November Day off the bike again but I did go out on Younes new bike for a test run. I got up at 7.30 to my phone alarm … [Read more…]

Day 476                                                  8th November Ben Mansour and Kenitra Another day off the bike. This time I was awoken by Kamal and he was in a rush to get going. We had mileu bread and tea, but when he came to get me from my room I was still brushing my teeth and the taxi left … [Read more…]

Day 475                                                  7th November Ben Mansour I got up at 8, woken by Younes, had brekkie of bread, olives and oil with tea. The welder arrived and I helped but mainly watched him and Kamal at work. I had lunch with Aziz and the brickie of lamb tagine and fruit. Then doctor Abrahim arrived and … [Read more…]

Day 474                                                  6th November Ben Mansour and Moulay Bousselham Another day off the bike. I got up at 8 to meet Mohamed and go to Moulay Bousselham in his Fiat van/taxi. After a shave and wash I had brekkie with the family and Mohamed arrived at 9.30. We went via the motorway which gave me … [Read more…]

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…]