Update from Oued Amlil

Three days out of Fes and I'm passing through Oued Amlil. I hope to be in Taza by tomorrow.
Early Wednesday morning Olivia and I caught the train to Tangier, where I saw her off at the ferry port. She is now in Seville visiting friends. I caught the next train back to Fes, then spent the night in a palacial suite in a Riad, compliments of the owner, Karim. More on generous Karim and his Riad later. With 'a little help from my friends' I set out from Fes on Thursday, and for the past three days I've been walking about 25 to 30 kilometers a day and 'wilderness' camping at night . Quite a few people have stopped their cars to talk with me about the pilgrimage along the way, which is encouiraging. Time to get going again. Inshallah!