We stayed two nights in Kénitra, a seaside resort on the Atlantic coast and then headed east to Fès, one of the ancient cities of Morocco with a university that was over a thousand years old. The city was on the circuit for tourists doing Moroccan tours. At our campsite were groups from the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Spain – we were the only Brits.
Adjacent to the camp site was a water park, which provided a green, shady walk to the local patisserie where we bought our favourite treat, mille feuille, layers of crisp puff pastry filled with pastry cream. They were delicious and not always as sweet as you would imagine.
The aqua park was already closed for the winter although the daytime temperature was 27°. It was only fully open in July and August when temperatures in Fès a averaged 36° (21° at night) but it could be over 40° in a heatwave.
