Day 236 – Ben Mansour
Day 236 12th March Another day off the bike Up early and had brekkie of hasher bread, olives, cheese with Kamal and the boys . Then after checking out the new calf we headed off to the souk.
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Day 235 – Ben Mansour
Day 235 11th March Ben Mansour Another day off the bike. Lie in until 8 and brekkie of spinach, eggs, bread and coffee. I swept the floor of the patisserie and Kamal told me to stop as the dust was putting customers off. I sat and had tea and met loads of old faces and … [Read more…]
Day 234 – Ben Mansour
Day 234 10th March Ben Mansour Day off the bike. Up at 7.30 with Younes and Aman joining me. In fact Younes slept in my room last night. Brekkie of hasher bread with cheese and olives. Then off to the patisserie for a Danone delivery and a free yoghurt for me and Aman. More tea … [Read more…]
Day 233 – Sidi Slimane to Ben Mansour
Day 233 9th March 46 miles (Sidi Slimane to Ben Mansour) Average speed 12.5 mph Top speed 24 mph Up at 8.30 feeling a little fragile for the first time in Morocco but went for brekkie in cafe of omelette coffee and oj and felt better. Wifi worked OK but it took ages … [Read more…]
Day 232 – Moulay Idriss to Sidi Slimane
Day 232 8th March 43miles (Moulay Idriss to Sidi Slimane) Average speed 10.6 mph Top speed 36 mph I was up at 8 and had brekkie at 9 of bread, cheese and very good jam, with a large coffee and fresh oj. I checked my emails and booked a hotel for London. I left … [Read more…]
Day 231 – Fes to Moulay Idriss
Day 231 7th March 52 miles (Fes to Moulay Idriss ) Average speed 8.2 mph Top speed 29 mph Up at 5.30 and had several cups of tea while watching the sunrise. Marie from Norway joined me and I offered her tea, which she commented was very English. We had a good chat about … [Read more…]
Day 230 – Fes
Day 230 6th March 8miles (around Fes) Average speed 9.1 mph Top speed 27 mph Up early for another good brekkie and decided to go on the guided tour of the medina with Ali and 7 others. He was really good as a guide and we chatted a lot about cultural differences and religion while … [Read more…]
Day 229 – Fes
Day 229 5th March Fes Day off with the bike locked safely in the hostel. I was up at 5.30 drinking tea on the terrace watching the sunrise. I … [Read more…]
Day 228 – Sefrou to Fes
Day 228 4th March 25miles (Sefrou to Fes) Average speed 10.8 mph Top speed 32 mph Bike computer error A strange day of different adventures. Up at 7.30 and cooked boiled egg sarnies for brekkie on the newly lit fire as rain had killed last night’s. I took my time packing up and enjoying the … [Read more…]
Day 227 – Sefrou
Day 227 3rd March 15miles (Sefrou) Average speed 5.3 mph Top speed 22 mph Day of rest. Up at 7 to see the sunrise and cook brekkie of mackerel sarnie, a tin warmed on the fire which was still alive from last night. I went to the waterfall for a wash and to have … [Read more…]