Dakhla Dakhla is located at the end of a long narrow peninsular. After our late arrival and not very successful camping, we decided in future we must try to stop by 4pm and will wild camp rather than stay in scruffy locations with no facilities. Most of the camper vans…
Last night was interesting. As Jen mentioned, we were close to the sea and the wind blew with a vengeance. Despite that, we both slept well, waking at 6am. I decided that the 645k drive to Dakhlar was doable if we got on the road early. There is not much…
We were stirring and thinking about getting up when Adam knocked and told us the weather wasn’t looking good. We leapt out of bed and on unzipping the tent were met with billowing dark clouds. It looked as if rain wasn’t far away. A rush to pack up. We were…
The camp last night had wifi. Hooray! The only problem was there must be 50+ French & German camper vans on the site and I think everyone was connected. However, we managed to download several days journeying and photographs. Jen was berating me for waking her at around 1am frantically…
Much warmer this morning and a cloudless, beautiful day. While we are having breakfast Adam realises he has left his fuel cap behind at the last refuelling stop yesterday. He decided to drive back for it. Aziz, the campsite host, tells Adam there is a new road he can take…
I woke this morning around 8am. It was freezing. 0deg C on the thermometer. Ice inside the Caranex and outside but dawn broke to a clear blue sky and amazingly, we were packed and ready to go at 9.30am. Fingers numb. Both vehicles were reluctant to start. Driving down from…
Yesterday we decided to stay put. We discovered that the campsite had 2 washing machines. A rare occurrence for a Moroccan campsite. Too good an opportunity to miss, so we did all our washing. Fortunately it was a sunny day and we managed to get almost everything dry. Although it…
For non family, please excuse the diversion from travel matters. Today’s entry is totally dedicated to the memory of Chris. As Jen mentioned yesterday we received the terrible news that our special brother-in-law, Chris had passed away. Chris was everything to everyone and adored alike. Arriving in New Zealand from…
Leaving Bellevue Camp near Moulay-Idriss Hallelujah. It’s a lovely morning. A beautiful blue sky day. Poki is filthy after all the rain, spray and mud so Dennis spends time cleaning her. We then try and get some of the dirt off the Caranex tent and dry that out too. Finally…
The African odyssey has begun. It’s 6.15pm and we are camped in the dry at last, in a lovely camp close to Moulay Idriss. Which is about 20k’s from Meknes. If you have read ‘White Gold’ Giles Milton, Meknes is where many of the Europeans were enslaved, Snatched from their…