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Thursday 31st May 2012

Very sad to be leaving the Duckers after 3 great days . They have been superb hosts and we wish them all the best with their various ventures, Lin with her farm and Malc with his Speedtwin aircraft project ( Malc has been working on producing and marketing a small aircraft for reconnaissance and similar activities). With all of the hard work they deserve success.
Final photo session made decidedly more entertaining by Jake, their old dog , attacking the crotch of the photographer ( your blogger) . Jake has been greeting me in this manner every morning so I should have been prepared.

They take us in to the main station and the train leaves on time at 11 .00 am.

The first class compartments are not exactly luxurious but acceptable for the long 7 hour journey to Fes and Aziza has provided us with huge packed lunches to help us on our way so we will certainly not go hungry.
For much of the journey the scenery is unremarkable and by the time we get to Casablanca we are almost 2 hours late, mainly due to work on the line. Toilets on train reminiscent of those on way from Hanoi to Sapa in Vietnam ( that’s not a glowing endorsement!)

Land far more fertile as we travel from Casa to Fes and evidence of far more agricultural machinery being used.
Eventually arrive in Fes about 9.00 pm and take cab to Riad Said, a lovely small ‘traditional hotel’ only open for one year . Immediately appreciate the vast difference between Fes and the towns in the south of the country.
Too late for dinner but gratefully accept the offer of a cup of herbal tea and some cakes/ biscuits for supper.
More on Fes tomorrow.

The Obese Ferret.