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…
Friday, 6th January There was no rush to get up as we were waiting for Adam. We expected him to arrive anytime from midday onwards. I got up but Dennis remained in bed, catching up with the blog. It’s the most comfy place to do it. Dennis had just got…
Friday 5th Yesterday was spent sorting out shipping arrangements to Morocco. There are two Spanish ports serving the Morocco trade. Both within 24k’s of each other. One from Tarifa, where we are camped. The second, in the bigger city of Algeciras, 24k’s away. There are also two ports in Morocco…
Vejer de La Frontera The rain had stopped when we awoke, but being under pine trees there was no chance the Caranex tent, or the awning, which we had also put up, would get dry. After our usual porridge breakfast, showering and tidying up, we packed up a very wet…