Thursday, May 30, 2013

Nothing much to say.

The camera has only been out once today, so here are our offerings.

Across the lagoon, a ferry, which looks not unlike a small rowing boat, ploughs back and forth carrying the residents of a small village which lies the other side of the sand-dune. Each day we try to count how many can be transported at any given time. Well today we counted twenty one although this pic has a mere sixteen.. Health and safety issues would be a nightmare to resolve over here. Everywhere there have been sights to make your heart miss a beat. Whether it be cooking, building,  painting or driving, there seems  to be little thought for safety. To be fair, crash helmets are worn by those on scooters and seatbelt road signs are in evidence along the highways,  if putting it into practice does not necessarily occur.This rudimentary attempt at providing an  electricity supply is quite shocking. No pun intended. Now look at this chap dangling thirty feet in the air to paint the underside of a balcony without a safety harness, hard hat or a mate to catch him!
A quiet day on the shores of the lagoon.  The gentle breeze rustled the palm leaves and the loudest sound was the cat. Oh is she in trouble. We wandered off for a neighbourly natter and the cat version of a teenage pregnancy took her mate into the van!! After much shooing and arm waving, they were last seen scampering through the eucalyptus leaves with very satisfied smirks around their whiskers!!
This family work on the campsite. They clean the showers and loos, empty the litter baskets, scythe the grass and prune the trees and they live in an old canvas tent. But they always have a warm smile and "Bonjour" for us all. There should have been a horse attached to the cart but my poor photography chopped its head off .... shades of The Godfather!
A couple of Tarts on the their way back from a hot shower were asked if they brightened up the street corners of Stoke in their  garish attire - cheek! And here we have two old hippies, our "stalkers", Tom and Lynne, from Somerset. They built their own motorhome on a Mercedes chassis and are so impressed with Morocco that they might return for the winter.  So there you have today's somewhat limited news. Ma'a salama

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