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Archive for July 3rd, 2006

Mmm, Watermelon

03 Jul

Why the new template? Well, A. I was bored with the old one, and B. I really miss Moroccan watermelon.

Watermelon, “d’leh” in darija, is what I eat almost exclusively when I spend the summer in Morocco. It’s probably the best I’ve ever eaten – sweet and firm red flesh with lots of flavor, like it’s supposed to be. The watermelons here taste watery and mushy by comparison.

I should mention that my habit of sprinkling salt on the watermelon before munching was met with incredulity and horror on the part of my Moroccan compatriot. I think it brings out the flavor even more, but they didn’t agree.

 
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Merzouga Flood

03 Jul

Some photos of the flood damage in the Merzouga area can be found here. One interesting point mentioned by the author – all of the poor locals now living in tents are enduring temps of 45-50C, without the benefit of nice cool pise or concrete homes. Ugh.

Dans la nuit du 26 au 27 mai, 100 litres d’eau par m2 sont tombés en moins de 2 heures dans la vallée du Ziz (région du Tafilalet, sud-est du Maroc) plus particulièrement Merzouga, Hassi-Labied, Taouz, Ouzina…

We had our flood in the Gorge on the same weekend, and I can confirm that it was a lot of rain in a very short time.