{"id":12980,"date":"2017-04-12T17:08:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T17:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=12980"},"modified":"2017-04-12T17:08:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T17:08:59","slug":"day-189-kenitra-to-rabat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/2017\/04\/day-189-kenitra-to-rabat\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 189 – Kenitra to Rabat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 189                                                             24th January<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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37miles (Kenitra to Rabat<\/span><\/span>) Average speed 9.8 mph Top speed 38 mph<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 I had a lie in and got up at 10.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Breakfast was Jarjar bread left over from Kamal’s, with cheese and orange from Mohamed’s farm, then coffee in Cafe Elysees where I used their proper toilet. I left at midday and headed out on N1. The road was busy but not any problem. I met a couple of cyclists from Munich and turned off too early for Plages du Nations. Ended up in a sandy track and a lady came to tell me to cross onto another, but the going was too thick and heavy, so I returned to the main road and found the correct road. Stopped off for pictures of Paris Saint Germaine football academy and carried on to the beach. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Paris Saint Germaine football academy<\/p><\/div>\n

A hotel official came out and asked me where I’d come from and welcomed me to Morocco. I went down to the beach and then back to the hotel Firdaous for coffee on their patio. A very smart waiter in a white suit and dickie bow brought me a very milky coffee and I fed the shaggy dog some sugar while enjoying the wonderful Atlantic shoreline with its miles of beautiful sand and the waves crashing in.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Waiter and shaggy dog<\/p><\/div>\n

The waiter looked surprised not to get a tip but at 20 dirham for a coffee the only tip he got was to put some coffee in his coffees.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then down to the beach for a paddle and settled down for more bread and cheese while my feet dried off. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Brian paddling in the sea<\/p><\/div>\n

I went back to the main road and carried on till I reached another market where I had a Coke. I checked out the exotic gardens, but chose not to walk round as I didn’t want to leave the bike.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Garden of exotic flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

On to Rabat and it was rush hour when I arrived, but it was good fun weaving in and out of traffic. I tried to find the central hotel and after about an hour eventually did, but couldn’t find the hostel Anders had recommended and I used McDonald’s wifi to find this one. Checked in with a guy from Enfield! Then met Craig from New Zealand and Jasper from Holland who were very experienced tourers. We chatted for a while and went to dinner together. Jasper and I ordered a whole rotisserie chicken to share but ended up with one each. It was lovely but I was a bit bloated! I enjoyed their company but missed out on seeing Morocco beating Ivory Coast in the African cup. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Rabat<\/p><\/div>\n

The town went crazy tooting their horns and hanging out of their car windows. I later went for a walk in search of coffee, but my guide book was correct in saying that most cafes and restaurants would be closed at 9.30 so back to bed it was.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hostel de Jeunes 60 dirham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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