Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Our travels got off to a quick start since for some reason our 2:30 am alarm didn't wake us. Instead we got Paul Bock walking in at 2:55 ready for us to go. But we made it to the airport and began our journey. Our flights from Cincinnati to Paris to Casablanca all went smoothly, although massive remodeling at De Gaulle, and an unexpectedly long flight to Casablanca made us a little bit tired. Our contact in Casablanca, Jedediah, revived our energy by taking us out for some camel (more on this in Ben's food report). We also received our first taste of Moroccan driving, which is fast and unceasing in movement, completely interwoven with bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Our fianl leg to Fes was by train. Crammed into a small cabin with our luggage, this trip ended up taken 5 hours, which was extremely challenging, but gave us an opportunity to practice our French with a gracious Moroccan woman. We now sit in the Kelly's home, and I'm ready to eat. B'slama!