GMTN - Tetouan, Tanger, Morocco

World Heritage Sites Air Adventure: Out of Africa
Flight 12 – 10/28/2024

Super glorious bit of flight heaven today! I managed to get above the junk without hypoxia and enjoyed using my newest add-on app, Ortho4XP. This amazing tool let me match up internet images with my custom waypoint in ForeFlight, so I could actually "see" and fly over the Medina of Tetouan—an incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site. GAME CHANGER for me!

The flight took me from GMFO (Angads International Airport, Oujda) to GMTN (Sania Ramel Airport, Tetouan, Tanger, Morocco). For dinner in Tetouan, I dove into the local cuisine: a classic lamb or chicken tagine slow-cooked with spices, and a savory pastilla—flaky pastry filled with spiced chicken and almonds, dusted with cinnamon and sugar. I also tried makouda (crispy potato fritters) and bissara, a hearty fava bean soup, all washed down with sweet Moroccan mint tea.

Some funky weather is rolling through Morocco, so I might be grounded for 24 hours for safety.Read more