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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM October 4, 1997
Sunrise (local): 6:15 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:56 p.m.	Weather 85°F
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
Where We're Staying: Hotel Afrique
Places We Visited: Pigier School, Computer Club, Institut Nekor-bit
Featured Site: Computer Club of Al Hoceima
Person of the Day: Mr. Saïd El Hammouti, director of the Pigier School — Al Hoceima
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 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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