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H
was awake all night; there was a lot of noise. At 4.50 the
muezzin bellowed, something boomed and the cocks crowed; after 10
mins or so it quietened down and the dogs barked. Lots of bird
song mainly the warbling sort – nightingales according to
Margaret. Got up and went down to breakfast early. Coffee,
crumpets, muffins and pancakes on offer with olives, tapenade, jam,
honey, goat cheese and cream; also excellent orange juice. |
![](0_0006629_small.jpg)
Calycatome infesta |
![](0_0006630-meadow_small.jpg)
Gladioli in the meadow |
![](0_0006632Borago-officinalis_small.jpg)
Borago officinalis |
![](0_0006633-crucifer_small.jpg)
Eruca sativa |
![](0_0006635-erodium_small.jpg)
Erodium cicutarium |
![](0_0006636-euphorbia-helioscopia_small.jpg)
Euphorbia helioscopia |
![](0_0006637-lupin_small.jpg)
Lupinus angustifolia |
![](0_0006640-antirrhinum-majus_small.jpg)
Misopates orontium |
![](0_0007069linum_small.jpg)
Linum bienne |
![](0_0006641-ornithogalum_small.jpg)
Ornithogalum |
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Set off to the reservoir and walked around; then on
to the gorge with hydroelectric plant which had been damaged by a
landslip and is defunct. No one died in the disaster. We had
lunch, a tomato, lettuce and goat's cheese - very young and mild;
followed by fruit. |
![](0_0007073erodium_small.jpg)
Erodium cicutarium
var primulaceum |
![](0_0007074-rocks_small.jpg)
Sides of the gorge |
![](0_0007075-powerstn-river_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006643_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006644_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006646rupicapnos-africana_small.jpg)
Rupicapnos africana
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![](0_0006647-power-station_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006650-umbilicus_small.jpg)
Umbilicus rupestris |
![](0_0006657-peach_small.jpg)
Peach |
![](0_0006659-fritillaria-lusitanica_small.jpg)
Fritillaria lusitanica |
![](0_0006660-ophrys-fusca_small.jpg)
Ophrys fusca |
![](0_0006661-aceras-anthro_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006662-aceras-anthropophorum_small.jpg) |
Aceras anthropophorum - man orchid |
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![](0_0006663-aristolochia_small.jpg)
Aristolochia baetica |
![](0_0006665-praying-mantis-eggcase_small.jpg)
Unhatched preying mantis egg case |
![](0_0006666-%20teucrium-fruticans_small.jpg)
Teucrium fruticans |
![](0_0006667-oxalis-pes-c_small.jpg)
Oxalis pes-caprae |
![](0_0006696-cistus-albidus_small.jpg)
Cistus albidus |
![](0_0006672-ranunculus_small.jpg)
Ranunculus macrophyllus |
![](0_0006671cistus_small.jpg)
Cistus salvifolius
I took far too many pictures of them,
but they are so lovely...
![](0_0006679-cistus_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006675-Aristolochia-baetica_small.jpg)
Arum baeticum again |
![](0_0006680-rupicapnos-africana_small.jpg)
Fumaria capreolata |
![](0_0006681_small.jpg)
Peach tree overlooking the
stream |
![](0_0006682_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006685-rosemary-lithodora_small.jpg)
Rosemary and lithodora |
![](0_0006686-hedera-moroccana_small.jpg)
Hedera moroccana |
![](0_0006687Troll_small.jpg)
Mountain troll |
![](0_0006688_small.jpg)
Coronilla scorpioides |
![](0_0006689_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006694-viola-riviniana_small.jpg)
Viola riviniana |
![](0_0006698-rhodanthemum-laouense_small.jpg)
Rhodanthemum laouense, an endemic plant with a
very limited range |
In the afternoon we went down by the river;
Our Guide thought this rock
looked like a basking shark
![](0_0006699basking-shark_small.jpg) |
![](0_0007076_small.jpg)
Saxifraga granulata |
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![](0_0006702-aboveandbelowthe%20salt_small.jpg)
Above and below the salt |
![](0_0006704-raindrops-on-web_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006705centaurium-erythraea-sps.grandiflorum_small.jpg)
centaurium erythraea subsp. grandiflorum |
![](0_0006706-allium-subvillosum_small.jpg)
Allium subvillosum |
![](0_0006710_small.jpg)
Silene gallica |
![](FANDS_images/0_0006708-family-with-dogs.jpg)
Family with their dogs |
![](0_0006712Centaurea-pullata_small.jpg)
Centaurea pullata |
![](0_0006714-orobanche-cernua_small.jpg)
Orobanche racemosa |
![](0_0006711-orobanche-cernua_small.jpg)
Orobanche cernua |
We
saw some stone curlews and a harrier by the sea.
![](0_0006718-waves_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006720_small.jpg) |
![](0_0006721-eveningChefchaouen_small.jpg)
View of Chefchaouen as we returned
from the day's botanising |