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Morocco
At 6:00 PM
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Sunrise (local): 6:15 a.m.
Sunset (local): 5:56 p.m.
Weather
85°F intermittent rain
Traveled Since Yesterday
0 mi / 0 km

Cumulative
265 mi / 427 km
Lat: 35° 14' 29" N
Lon: 03° 55' 40" W
Elev: 49 ft / 15 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Al Hoceima click to view a map
Where We're Staying: Hotel Afrique
Places We Visited: Pigier School, Computer Club, Institut Nekor-bit
Featured Site: Computer Club of Al Hoceima click to view a photograph
Person of the Day: Mr. Saïd El Hammouti, director of the Pigier School — Al Hoceima click to view a photograph
What We Ate:
Food of the Day: bite-size burgers
Breakfast: churros, with sugar we added
Lunch: an excellent home-cooked concoction: (1) meatballs mixed with egg, onions, and an assortment of spices, with fresh liver on the side, (2) mixed salad, (3) fresh apples
Dinner: assorted local fare: a thick chickpea soup, herira, roasted chicken, sliced steak, mini meatballs, french fries, tomatoes, and onions
Olive Count: 171
Word of the Day: Makh dith audio means "How are you?" in northern Berber dialect.
Tech Fact of the Day: Since Morocco is located so far west (actually further west than Greenwich, England, which is at 0° longitude), like England and Portugal, the time is one hour different from the rest of Europe and the western Mediterranean. But since Morocco does not practice daylight savings (as is done in Europe and the United States), the time is now two hours different from the surrounding countries. For example, when we passed from Ceuta to Morocco, we actually had to turn our watches back two whole hours!
Flat Count: 1
Broken Spoke Count: 1
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