Rock the Kasbah

Hi everyone!

Just a quick note this time.

We are in Rabat, staying at my friend Dan's place and it has been awesome - a great change of pace and nice to actually be in someone's home rather than dealing with room cleaners, check-out times, and sometimes unfriendly staff! Dan has been great and his two kids are a riot - two girls, 9 and 10 years old. They and the cat, Fudge, keep us entertained all the time. :)

Yesterday Dan took us out and we went to the Chellah (my nickname for it: the Chinchilla) which was like old castle ruins dating back to the Roman civilization. It's also a breeding ground for storks. Storks are very large, and it's certainly something to watch them fly around. We saw more lush greenery, flora & fauna in the Chellah than anywhere else on the trip so far.

After the Chellah, we went to the beach and the Kasbah. It was amazing. There were locals jumping off huge rocks into the crystal blue water (posted a photo on FB for your viewing pleasure). Yesterday was Tracy`s birthday and she had the choice between McDonald`s McFlurrys or an ice cream cake. She chose the McFlurry and we ended off the very hot afternoon with a great treat. N.B. - Moroccan McFlurrys are just sundaes; they don`t mix anything. They were still pretty good.

Came back to the pad and relaxed and then Dan made an amazing dinner of salmon, potatoes, pasta salad and garden salad. Yum & double-yum. The great day was capped off with a view of the ocean sunset from the roof, accompanied by a glass of lovely Spanish wine.

Today we went to the Rabat medina. Very different from the Fes medina. We did a little shopping and now have no idea how to fit anything in our luggage or how to get it home. Woes of a traveller!

Dan & the girls went out tonight so Tracy and I made our own dinner of pasta & salad and it was pretty scrumptious if we do say so ourselves!

Tomorrow, we go to Spain. A city right on the tip of Morocco belongs to Spain and we have to go across the border to get there. Should be great. After that we part ways with Dan & his family and head to Marrakech - and then London - and then home! Not sure how many more emails I will be sending. :)

Hope all is well at home and things have cooled down for you guys,
xo
Elaan