Day 01 - Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - Flight - Denver to NY JFK to Morocco With our new Daylight Saving Time it was still very dark when our alarm went of at 6:00 AM. We showered and finished our few remaining chores and said goodbye to our furry friends Kwai and Buddha. It was 14º and there was light snow as we closed the garage doors for our adventure to Morocco and Tunisia with ...
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Day 02 - Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - Flight to Casablanca, Morocco and Transfer to Marrakech Our overnight Trans-Atlantic flight was actually only 7.5 hours. We read, tried to sleep a little, but found the noise, the broken seats, and the lights that either did not work or then when they fixed them did not turn off, were all too challenging for any meaningful sleep. We arrived ...
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Day 03 - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - Tour Marrakesh/Experience Djemaa El-Fna Square What a difference a good night’s sleep makes! We missed the dawn call to prayer and did not get up until our alarm went off at 7:00. We enjoyed our buffet breakfast outside on the roof top of our hotel. There was a cool breeze but the sun was warm as we ate our morning meal of sweet cakes, ...
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Day 04 - Friday, March 13, 2009 - Excursion to Cascades d'Ouzoud The alarm went off at 6:30 and we were up on the terrace with Vilma and Barbara at 7:15 for our breakfast. It was a bit cooler today; the temperature was 66º and the humidity was 62%. Jamal had arranged for us to leave at 8:00 am for our full-day excursion to the Cascades d'Ouzoud. There was a slight delay as he ...
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Day 05 - Saturday, March 14, 2009 – “Optional” Optional – Berber Market - Argane Trees - Essaouria – Old City We woke up to overcast skies and the Kestrel Weather Meter said it was 64º with 62% humidity. The terrace staff was not quite ready for us as we went up to breakfast at a little before 7:15am. We had breakfast with Barbara and Vilma and heard about their night exploring the ...
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Day 06 - Sunday, March 15, 2009 – Free Day Optional - The Route to Tahnaout, Asni National Park, Toubkal Range, Ourika Valley - PLEASE CHANGE THE MAP TO HYBRID VIEW Good Morning Sunshine! We had a later departure this morning so the alarm did not go off until 7:30. After our breakfast we met Jamal and our driver, Rashid at 9:00. We got into his 2008 Toyota Land ...
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