Nov 18 - Rabat

We set the alarm for a little after 9:00am so that we wouldn’t sleep the night away.  We made it down in time for breakfast.  They had various breads, a Moroccan cake (sort of a lemon pound cake), yogurt, dried fruits, and yummy fresh squeezed orange juice.  We had a nice visit with Maureen and John from Chicago who had been touring Morocco and were visiting their son who was studying here. 

The Riad:

We then decided to head out to do a bit of exploring.  Our Riad is in the middle of the Medina, the old town with a maze of streets.  We found the market and had an enjoyable time inspecting the shops. 

Just outside the Riad,

We then headed down to the river, with a beach, and the marina.  

We passed by the kasbah, Kasbah-de-Oudayas:

While there we could see the ocean at a distance and the waves were fierce.  We opted not to stop in the Kasbah but headed on down to the viewpoint overlooking a cemetery and the coast line.  The waves were so strong that they occasionally washed totally over a long walkway that stretched out into the water.  There was a person that started on the walkway, but quickly turned around.

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Watch video of the waves.
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It started to sprinkle and it was a bit cold so we decided to head back to the Riad.  It is a good thing we did because about 5 minutes after we got back the skies opened up and it rained buckets.  We sat in the courtyard of the Riad most of the rest of the afternoon working on photos.  And it rained hard off and on the rest of the day.

Fortunately they serve dinner in the Riad so we ate in…rather romantic with the soft lights illuminating various features in the courtyard.

We were in bed pretty early tonight.  Hopefully the weather will clear up tomorrow so that we can explore more.