Day 2 in Morocco- first 1/2 of the day.

It has been a really low key day, but very relaxing.  The rest of the group gets in today… so tonight it will get busy.

I woke up around 6:30 and made my way out for a cup of tea and an omelet around 8:30.  After breakfast we went on a 2.5 mile walk just to get moving.  It was really nice out, but I guess that is only because I am from Cayman!  Most of the others thought it was way too hot to be out walking.

Just a few shots from our walk this morning.

 

Now it is time to get my butt in gear and work out…  150 burpes for time.

Day 1 in Morocco

After a lovely dinner with Peggy and Sole last night I headed off for bed around 10:00 and I must have been rather sleepy as I didn’t wake up until 7:30 this morning.  After just lounging around my room I headed for breakfast- which was perfect… eggs and lots of veggies.  We ate in the beautiful garden (where all our meals will be).

Then back to the room and off for a little jog.  There is a trail that starts right outside out hotel gates so I jumped on it and ran two miles through the desert (which I didn’t think about how dirty my shoes would get, so much for pretty clean shoes).  It was nice running in the cool weather (60 degrees) and  only about 35% humidity.

Amazingly enough I was back long enough to clean up and then head to lunch!  We had a three hour lunch in the gardens once again.

Now a little break from food- so I may take a walk through the gardens and take some photos.  We are meeting back up at 6 for a drink prior to dinner.

Probably one of the best things is what Sole and I are calling the laundry fairy.  I left my laundry in the basket before lunch and I came back and it was all washed and folded on the bed!  I really wish there was a laundry fairy at my house in Cayman!

Day one of Morocco

It was a fairly uneventful trip to Madrid.  I flew standby up to Miami and had to run to the Apple store to get a new iphone on the 30th.  I took a sim card up that had not been activated by Lime and I figured that there is no way it would work, but I slide it in the phone and it worked perfect! 
The flight to Madrid was smooth and I got about 4-5 hours of sleep.  Arrived in Madrid took a nice hot shower and relaxed until my flight to Marrakesh. 

Unfortunately from carrying my bag I ended up with a nasty bruise on my arm…  at least that is the only thing I think could have caused it. 

We got to the hotel and it was beautiful and peaceful…  just what you want after a long day of travel.  We were greeted with a fresh glass of orange juice.  We then relaxed on the terrace followed by a lovely salad in the garden.    Not bad for a first day!

Thankful

This morning I had to go to the Crisis Centre to drop off some items and as I saw a little kid playing on the computer.  I don’t know how his mother ended up at the Crisis Centre or what hell they had been trough before they arrive, but It reminded me how lucky we all are.

Just remember no matter how bad you think your day is, remember there is always something to be thankful for.

A sad day

I am starting to get food prepped for when I go to morocco for Richard.

And today is a sad day as the last of our Italian olive oil was used to make some fresh pesto sauce…

I hope Richard enjoys it while I am gone! 

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made another batch of gluten and dairy free chocolate chip cookies and I think they turned out much better.  Here is the adjusted recipe.

2 C. Sorghum Flour
1t. Banking Soda
1/4 t. Salt
2/3 C. Coconut Oil (melted)
1 1/4 C. Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 Egg Yolk
1T. Vanilla
3/4 C. Dairy Free Chocolate Chips (I use Enjoy Life)
Sea Salt to sprinkle (I used a burgundy flavored sea salt, but any will work)
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.  In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt (set aside)
3.  In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together coconut oil and brown sugar until smooth.  Add in eggs, vanilla and beat until creamy.
4.  Add in flour mixture and mix on a low speed until just combined.  Slowly add in chocolate chips.
5.  Roll dough into 2″ balls and place on cookie sheet leaving 2 inches apart.  Bake 8-11 minutes or until the edges just begin to turn brown.  Do not over bake (I did this)!  
6.  Remove from oven and let cool at least 5 minutes minutes on the baking sheet.  The cookies need to set and are very fragile at first.  Once the cookies have harden a bit you can transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling. 
After they cool I wrap them individually and keep them in the fridge so they are easy to throw in with  our lunches when we pack them.