Monday, April 17, 2017

Report #107 Sailaway Casablanca, Morocco April 16, 2017 Sunday Mostly sunny & 77 degrees Part #3 Of 3 38 Pictures

Photos before we sailed away…..

 

 

Aida diva – large family-friendly cruising

 

Sand pile and lumber

 

Ready to give rides

 

Special crane

 

Working port

 

Bad phosphate dust

 

The gangway

 

Guess we got the worst slip today

 

Long walk if they let you walk

 

Busy port

 

Navy yard

 

Hassan II Mosque – Arab and Islamic

 

The tower is 210 meters high

 

Highly decorated with blue tiles

 

Tours went there today

 

Third largest in the world, according to the ship's info

 

Royal Moroccan Navy

 

Mosque on the harbor front

 

Naval ships

 

Aft deck was quiet

 

Fishing boats

 

The white city

 

Ancienne Medina – oldest part of the city

 

Could be a small yacht harbor

 

Launching spot for the fishing boats

 

City gets its name from "white houses"

 

Looking towards the hotels in downtown

 

Fellows going fishing

 

Typical fishing boat

 

Coming close alongside us

 

Tools of the trade

 

A larger fishing vessel

 

Heading out to sea

 

Small boat attached

 

Ready to go to work

 

Takes a hardy group for this work

 

Off they go into the Atlantic

 

Might be gone for days