WE had a lovely clear blue sky calm seas and a gentle breeze as we approached the African coastline. the marina sent out a 'pilot' boat to guide us in. The river has been dredged and bridges moved so our chart was a tad out of date, They haven't yet got around to installing channel markers, but although we came in at low tide we saw no less than 3 meters, and often much more.
Formalities were completed at a special dock, and customs and immigration came aboard followed by the police and a HUGE Alsation sniffer dog! I got off the boat while doggy was doing his thing, not being a dog person. He seemed very interested in out garbage bag at the back of the boat, he must have smelled all our dinner left overs!:)
Everyone was charming and welcomed us to Morocco, although the cockpit has a lingering whiff of eau d'Alsation!
Then we were guided around past the Kings dock,which is opposite the Royal palace, onto a more modest dock which will be home for the next 6 months. In the afternoon we ventured out to find an ATM. It was all quite civilized, this is not a touristy place, and once we had some Dirhams in our pocket we had ice cream at one of the marina cafes!
Tonight it's toasted sandwiches and an early night.
Zero miles to go, yeah!
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