Morocco 2023

Drove to Fez through an agricultural region between the Rif and Atlas mountains. Saw lots of olive and persimmon trees and the persimmon trees were easy to spot because they were netted in huge groves. Also saw 100,000 acres of cork oak trees and you could see where they corked them I guess. Pretty recently up to 6 to 8 ft. Guide said they can be harvested every 9 years. I didn't know cork trees were in the oak family. The guide said they are trying to cut out growing avocado and watermelon because of the drought, which reminded me quite a bit of what's going on in California.

We stopped at a gas station for coffee and a bathroom halfway through with a short walkabout. We walked through a super long outdoor market with tons of produce, chickens, butchers, etc. Eventually got to the riad, which is in the Medina, which is the original, old part of the city that is walled. Walled. Fez is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco.Read more