MIA IN MARRAKESH

We have a lot of free time in MARRAKESH to explore on our own and do what we want. After breakfast to had a private guide to take us around the confusing labyrinths that make up the Médina. It was hot..because MARRAKESH is about 20 degrees hotter than normal....so every day has been in the 100s while we are here. We stopped for tea and sodas in a small cafe and then continued our exploring. One can buy absolutely anything in this area. The merchants put a small bit of pressure on us, but are good natured and don’t push too hard.we ended up in a rug factory to see hand made Arab and Berber rugs, which were quite beautiful...and a few people bought them.  Finally Steve and I  role off with another couple to go find lunch and had some nice Panini sandwiches and a 0lace that was recommended by Mohammed. It was so how that we finally just went back to our room which had A/C and vegged.   In the early evening as it was starting to cool down to the 90’s ....we took a horse carriage ride into the modern part of town. Night and day. Wide streets lined with trees, modern architecture, gardens, traffic lights and quite beautiful. The horse that pull the carriages are well taken care and are regularly checked by veterinarians to make sure they are healthy and being treated well. They have a green band on this ankles so the riders will know this. We caught a breeze, and enjoyed this..but all the way...my stomach was rumbling and I was not feeling well. As soon as the ride was over we made a fast beat to get back to our Riad....and good thing... because I came down with an awful case of food poisoning....and all hell broke loose. It’s been 24 hrs and I still feel like crap (no pun intended) and have been MIA all day for the rest of the activities. Tonight was our going away dinner And I  always look forward to that.....but no way. Hopefully I will be better tomorrow because we head to Casablanca and the ending of a great trip.