I was up very, very early due to my hotel being across the street from a Mosque and I was jolted out of my slumber by the morning call to pray. I kept meaning to log the daily prayer times to see if I could figure out the pattern but never seemed to get around to it. It does make a good alarm clock although I woke up a bit earlier then I had planned. But getting up early was good because I had a long day ahead of me, although I didn't know at the time how long it would be. My tentative plan was to go pick up the bicycle I arranged to rent for the day, bike the 15km up to the Todra Gorge, go hiking in the mountains beyond the gorge and then bike back to Tinghir. After breakfast and making a video from the roof of hotel, I stopped into a small store I had found and loaded up on water and snacks, mainly fruit but also an assortment of strange Moroccan cookies and treats.

I've now come to the conclusion that my worm bin revolt problem was not in fact due to environmental issues but rather my lack of attention in feeding them on a regular basis. At one time the worm bin was located in my kitchen which made it easy and convenient to feed them. But since I relocated the bin to the basement, I admit I have been lazy and not attending to them as much as I should have. Yes, I am a cruel worm owner. Please don't tell PETA!

Well it's a sad day here for me as I've had to temporary shut the WindowFarm down due to an insect infestation that I just can't seem to get a handle on. I still haven't even been able to identify the insects that are munching through my Pesto factory and in fact I can barely even see them because they're so incredibly small. I can really only see them with a strong magnifying glass but even then there's not enough magnification to see them in any detail. I did borrow a small microscope from a friend a week or so ago and only then was I able to get a good look at them.