0184. Stuck in Bouznika (Mor 033--new)

After hanging out with my new band in Ben Slimane, it was to late to catch a bus to the ever-elusive Rommani--looking at the map I saw I had another town jut 20 kms away--Bouznika.

A charming little town--and I didn't even go to the beach!  Didn't see any hotels of any sort and it's getting a bit late--yet I was determined to have the full Bouznika experience and worry about lodging later...

Found a long, lantern lit pedestrian plaza.  A couple of children and a young artist came by to listen.  After a couple of times of people trying to record my song on their cell phones, I've finally decided to always carry around a couple of home-recorded CDs with me--not the best quality, but a hell lot better than cell phone recording...

Still a bit hungry, but not sure what for.

"I'll have a portion of brains please..."

"Sorry, but we only sell the whole head--you'll have to buy a whole head..."

"How am I supposed to eat a whole head?"

Oh well... I had to settle for a sheep intestine sandwich and a bowl of harira instead... wasn't to bad.

Getting pretty late, and clearly no place to stay... starting to wish I had accepted that invitation in Ben Slimane.  No more trains--but there were a couple of collective cabs going north or south.  Knowing that it's hard to find a cheap room on weekends in Rabat, I decided to go ahead and catch a cab down to Mohammedia... and another late night cab from there to Casablanca... Kind of cut my weekend trip short--but it was still a very full and satisfying experience... good people... good music...