{"id":26453,"date":"2019-03-26T14:54:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T14:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=26453"},"modified":"2019-03-26T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T14:54:54","slug":"day-482-ben-mansour-to-moulay-bousselham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/2019\/03\/day-482-ben-mansour-to-moulay-bousselham\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 482- Ben Mansour to Moulay Bousselham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 482                                                   14th November<\/span><\/p>\n

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38 miles (BenMansour to Moulay Bousselham) Average speed 11.8 mph Top speed 26 mph<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>It’s great to be back on the road.
\nI got up at 7.30 and showered, (well, stood in a bucket of water and splashed myself with a smaller bucket). It was good to be clean for the first time in 9 days!<\/p>\n

I had brekkie with the family and the brickie who was now working on Kamal\u2019s extension. I said an emotional goodbye to everyone and gave out gifts to Kamal\u2019s mum and dad. Lots of photos were taken and well wishes spoken. Then, as I waved farewell, Younes rode with me on his new bike for a while before we said goodbye, but not before I nearly rode into a donkey and cart!<\/p>\n

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Younes accompanying me on his new bike<\/p><\/div>\n

Then it was back on the open road. Lots of people were waving and saying hi along the route and I got to ride with a few people along the way including a guy on his way to work and some kids who tried to keep up and were cheering me on.<\/p>\n

I had only 7 dirham on me and although Kamal kept trying to give me more, I managed to survive on water and the extra kilograms of weight I was now carrying around my waist thanks to Fazir’s wonderful cooking! I got to a small village just before Moulay and found a friendly shopkeeper who gave me a large bottle of Fanta for 7 instead of 8 dirham and I sat outside his shop in the sun to enjoy the cold drink.<\/p>\n

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Estuary<\/p><\/div>\n

Then before long I was soon back in Moulay Bousselham and went to check in at the campsite. I set up the tent and then met Keith from Taunton who now lives in south of France. We chatted for quite a while about bikes and other stuff. Then I walked into town and had a coffee watching the sunset, before returning to the restaurant I was in with Kamal the week before. The waiter told me that I needed to buy the fish to cook and I got some from the same guy as before, but as it was later in the day the fish didn\u2019t look as fresh and I\u2019m sure he overcharged me as a tourist, 40 dirham for .72 of a kilo. But the restaurant cooked it well and only charged me 17 dirham including a coke and bread. It was also a good place to watch the sunset. <\/p>\n

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Dinner<\/p><\/div>\n

I had coffee in one bar watching Spain v Russia then went to another for the second half which was pretty good for a friendly finishing 3 – 3. Then it was back to the campsite and in bed by 9.30.<\/p>\n

Camping international 70 dirham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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